The Secret History of ‘Wokeness’
The idea of ‘wokeness’ was actually coined by a black musician who traveled the backroads of the Jim Crow South, Lead Belly. In Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking-Glass … Read more
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What? Progress Being Made in Mississippi? Seriously?
A working-class Democrat has pulled even with the right-wing incumbent governor, indicating there’s progress being made in Mississippi! There’s a common political refrain among Texas progressives: “Thank God … Read more
How to Guarantee a Train Wreck
Who would’ve thought that in these modern times of digital monitoring of everything, a train wreck could spew a toxic fireball? Stuff happens, right? A train wreck here … Read more
Finding Reasons for Progressive Optimism
Progressive optimism and political reform don’t come by saying “pretty please” to the power structure. From corporate polluters to political bosses, power elites try to create a myth … Read more
How Can Democrats Save the Party… from their Leaders?
Instead of blame or surrender, more of Harry Truman’s feisty, can-do spirit is needed to save the party from itself. President Joe Biden recently flew off to Taiwan … Read more
Democrats, Please Be Democrats!
This is prime time for the party to actually be Democrats, to unite ordinary Americans behind a national agenda of lasting progressive change. I think we can now … Read more
Once Again Congress Exposes Its Butt-Ugly Morality
Chicken Little Democrats are a subset whose members call themselves moderates, but whose ethics are as butt-ugly as the Republicans’. Here they come again — the usual butt-ugly … Read more
This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: Giuliani Jerk Reactions
Rudy suffers from Giuliani jerk reactions. Giuliani is like an unhinged shudder. Bad losers always lose badly. Trump will miss leading us. Truth is not truth… when it … Read more
‘Lefty Righties’ Appear in ‘Trump Country’
Lefty righties? A multitude of overtly progressive ballot issues won majority support on Tuesday, even in so-called Trump Country. Many years ago, literary critic Dorothy Parker skewered an … Read more
Prop 22 Helps Gig Giants Strip Health Care from Low-Wage Workers
It’s just an attempt by Uber, Lyft and other gig giants to keep low-wage workers down. There’s a mournful Peggy Lee song that asks the existential question: “Is … Read more
