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- Phil Klay’s moral analysis of the boat strikes (Gary Krenz) December 6, 2025
- Welcome to Oceania, ca. 1984 (Gary Krenz) December 5, 2025
- Trump’s unhinged racist attack on Somalis … (Dan Little) December 4, 2025
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- Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat (Dan Little) December 3, 2025
- Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands December 1, 2025
- education needs support December 1, 2025
- Jen Rubin on the order to “kill everyone” (Dan Little) December 1, 2025
- A Belated Thanksgiving Post (Gary Krenz) November 30, 2025
- The Washington Post Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all (Dan Little) November 28, 2025
- State Media by Proxy (Gary Krenz) November 26, 2025
- Trump: Democrats’ message to troops seditious behavior, punishable by death – BBC News November 21, 2025
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- Terrorism and the White House (Gary Krenz) November 17, 2025
- LDF Denounces Texas A&M University System’s Adoption of New Discriminatory Policy Restricting Teaching of Race and Gender November 17, 2025
- New Chair of History Says the Discipline Should Document the Past and Engage With the Present | Columbia News November 17, 2025
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Monthly Archives: August 2025
Rep. Greg Landsman on the corruption of the Trump admin
Representative Greg Landsman (Ohio D.) has a clear, succinct summary of the corruption of the Trump administration … https://www.facebook.com/reel/1430483077978222 Rep. Greg Landsman on the corruption of the Trump administration
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“for social advancement of the common people”
On September 4, 1910, Labor organizer Samuel Gompers penned a piece in the New York Times on the significance of Labor Day. Here is a link to the NYT archival record, but there is actually cleaner reading version to be … Continue reading
Two historical moments in the search for a better democracy – and today
Today is the anniversary of two important moments in the history of US activism for a more democratic union: the 1963 March on Washington and the arrest in 1917 of ten suffragists who were picketing outside the White House. Here … Continue reading
I Love Gov. Pritzker!
Just in case some of you did not see Gov. JB Pritzker Monday, I wanted to share this with you. He gives me hope! There are a few democrats who seem to know how to fight Trump, and for my … Continue reading
How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker
How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker Here is a very concerning analysis of how medical research and public health reporting are being stripped of the ability to assess health disparities by race … … Continue reading
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Briefing on Chicago and National Guard from the Brennan Center
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU has done a lot of excellent long-view and just-in-time online programming around actions undertaken by the Trump administration and others. They pull together great panels, and Barb and I have learned a lot … Continue reading
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Joe and Mika, Stop Normalizing Trump!
I sent this to MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning. I’ve decided it’s as important to get after the media as our representatives. Hi Joe and Mika, You sometimes do a good job and I appreciate that your job is difficult–bringing … Continue reading
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To The Streets!
John Bolten’s house searched by the FBI. Promises to investigate Chris Christy and Pres Obama and Pres Biden and VP Harris and Hillary Clinton and Jake Sullivan and Antony Blinken and … ICE raids and deportations that are the epitome … Continue reading
The Confessing Church
It’s very interesting to learn that the Confessing Church is still active, ninety years after its founding in Germany in opposition to Hitler. Here is a bit of background and its relationship to Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pivotal … Continue reading
Affirming Democracy, Gathering Resistance 