“The love of possessions is a disease with them [Americans]. They takes tithes from the poor and weak to support the rich that rule. They claim this mother of ours, […]
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President Obama, Nobel Laureate?
I, like many – including President Obama – wondered why he received the Nobel Peace Prize? He says he was not a worthy recipient. His opening statement in his acceptance […]
John Lewis vs Trump
The essence of the greater issue is: “…the existential crisis Trump’s elevation poses to our faltering democracy” – quote taken from “Democratics Should follow John Lewis` lead” by Michelle Goldberg, […]
The Rand MacNally era of the Middle East has ended
The Rand MacNally era of the Middle East has ended. That is an historically heavily loaded and brilliant statement. Simple, but powerful in that it provides a context for […]
M. Albright’s Special Hell in Context, and it’s still lame
A remaster of an old, Starbucks cup worthy, 2008 quote that initially had “nothing to do with politics”. I still hate the statement in any form. It is narrow-minded, juvenile, outdated, exclusionary, and offensive. And I am a middle-aged, social injustice minded, black woman. The article also has the full context for the latest iteration,…
M. Albright’s Special Hell in Context, and it’s still lame was originally published on It Matters
Mapping the Violent End of an Era
The Rand MacNally era of the Middle East has ended. That is an historically heavily loaded and brilliant statement. Simple, but powerful in that it provides a context for understanding the Middle East today. There is much more than just this, but it helpful to understand. Many of the current borders of the Middle…
Mapping the Violent End of an Era was originally published on It Matters
Reagan on Amnesty
I laugh every time I hear conservatives praise the great Reagan. Obama has copied so much from him. Obama used to quote and credit Reagan in the beginning of the 2008 campaign. I noticed at the time, he stopped doing that. Under advice no doubt, because he thought it was a strong point for…
Reagan on Amnesty was originally published on It Matters
the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens
…the greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there […]
Geography Lessons
This is neither “anti-American” nor snobbery. It’s simply true. We live so far removed from other countries and across an ocean from almost all of them. “God created war so […]