Not only is the open letter divisive and destructive to basic principles of fairness, but so is the headlining and broadcasting of the letter by local publications.
As we approach the 250th anniversary of our constitutional republic, we would be wise to contemplate the freedoms we declare we are entitled to, such as the freedom of speech and the right to protest.
As I am buffeted by the firehouse of news of the wounds against humanity and our planet, I still try to find healing stories of truth, beauty, goodness, and justice.
Jeromie supports the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, a woman’s right to choose, the abolition of ICE, and other issues that align him with the politics of the residents western Massachusetts. He is young and energetic, smart and articulate.
Terms like “detention center” are not neutral—they are bureaucratic euphemisms that soften harsh realities. Journalists routinely reject government-preferred language when accuracy demands it. This is such a moment.
People might hesitate to run because they feel unqualified, worry about the time commitment, or fear losing. I’d argue those concerns shouldn’t stop anyone.
It’s hard to describe what the current moment feels like for people in the Twin Cities. The scale of the economic impact and the psychological terror falls somewhere between 9/11 and COVID.
For those who are not familiar with these good folks, they are the welcoming faces you see when you walk through the main entrance of Fairview Hospital.
It will not be the courts, laws, councils, a different political party, or any of the old systems and structures that will rescue us from the chaos. What is arising is arising so it may be seen and then may be released.
In the age of Trump, we see people with deep financial resources who have benefited from white privilege using the courts to continue that form of discrimination.
Two words representing opposite forces determine the probably of extinction in the broadest sense—that is, extinction of a business (bankruptcy), a political system, a social state, or a species. The words are complacency and adaptation.
Illegal immigration, increasing healthcare costs, and ICE's and law enforcement's use of excessive force in non-life-threatening situations are all potentially solvable.
Democratic societies do not accept secret police behavior simply because it is directed at unpopular or politically vulnerable groups. History shows that once such practices are normalized, they rarely remain confined.
