I voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. But, I’m not going to lie, I was also driven by the burning desire to vote against Donald Trump. Here are five of my four years of reasons: Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, And Crimes “Early in President Trump’s…
2020 has been one hell of a year and we’re not even halfway through it. As someone who lived through 1968, I could not help but see the easy comparisons with that momentous year. Two years ago, I wrote an essay about growing in 1968 New York City Fifty years ago, in 1968, a roaring…
“The momentum carrying worldwide protests against systemic racism and calls in some cities to defund police can be attributed to decades of organizing by Black women and Black-led collectives, says historian and UCLA professor Robin D.G. Kelley. Still, despite the “enormous work” of movements to underscore the core issues shaping their demands, Kelley says the…
“Thousands took to the streets of Minneapolis Thursday as protests against the police killing of George Floyd rocked the city for the third night in a row. Kandace Montgomery, who participated in some of the protests, is executive director of Black Visions Collective, a Black-led, queer- and trans-centering community organization based in the Twin Cities…
“We know from history that both peaceful and violent demonstrations can change the political landscape. Omar Wasow, an assistant professor in the politics department at Princeton University, studies the history and political effects of protest. He joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour
Looting is robbery. Okay, not technically (The legal definition of looting in California is committing any of the following offenses, during a state of emergency or a local emergency: Burglary; Grand theft or Petty theft: Penal Code 463 PC). It is still stealing. What it is not is change. No, it does not change public policy nor…
“How did the United States — the richest country in the world — become the worldwide epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, with one person dying of COVID-19 every 47 seconds? We spend the hour with Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author, discussing this unprecedented moment in history, and its political implications. Chomsky…
“With armed right-wing extremists becoming a regular feature of anti-lockdown protests in several states across the United States, Juan González says the country is “edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism” under Donald Trump, who has tacitly approved of the rallies. “If hundreds of African Americans or Latinos showed up in cities around the country…
“In the midst of an unprecedented crisis — with many millions at risk of economic hardship, illness, and death — what gives Noam Chomsky hope? The world-renowned political dissident, linguist, and author says he finds inspiration in the actions of popular movements around the world demanding justice, as well as everyday working people — especially…
Census 2020 is April 1, 2020. Ensuring that all people residing in Long Beach are counted is job one for Julian Cernuda, the City of Long Beach’s 2020 Census Project Manager. He is one of the persons charged with coordinating the Long Beach response to the United States Census Bureau’s data collection effort. Every ten-years,…