December 10: Stand For Freedom March in NYC
African American. Woman(ist). Christian. Progressive. Antiracist.
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Showing posts with label democracy. Show all posts
Friday, December 9, 2011
You vs James Crowe, II and Poll Taxes v2.0
You wanna do more than sign an online petition? (Not hating on online petitions. I signed it.) You live near NYC? Here's something you can do:
December 10: Stand For Freedom March in NYC
December 10: Stand For Freedom March in NYC
Thursday, July 1, 2010
The Right Just Might Be . . . On to Something
With their whole deification of the "Founding Fathers."
Yes, it's been a very long time since my last post. No, I haven't lost my mind or my soul in the interim. Just bare with me for a moment.
The political right has taken to going on and on about returning to the ideals of Washington, Jefferson, et al. Of course, what they're trying to get at is small government and no taxes. Their tortured relationship with the Constitution and mis-writing history notwithstanding, they may have a point about returning to the ideals of our country's founder, their racism, sexism, classism, and elitism notwithstanding. (After all, it was the slaveowning founding fathers who initially granted the right to vote exclusively to propertied white men and still felt state legislators should stand between the popular vote and the Senate.)
But still, the right just might be on to something.
Yes, it's been a very long time since my last post. No, I haven't lost my mind or my soul in the interim. Just bare with me for a moment.
The political right has taken to going on and on about returning to the ideals of Washington, Jefferson, et al. Of course, what they're trying to get at is small government and no taxes. Their tortured relationship with the Constitution and mis-writing history notwithstanding, they may have a point about returning to the ideals of our country's founder, their racism, sexism, classism, and elitism notwithstanding. (After all, it was the slaveowning founding fathers who initially granted the right to vote exclusively to propertied white men and still felt state legislators should stand between the popular vote and the Senate.)
But still, the right just might be on to something.
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