The notion of passing, its feeling, is one that has been woven into the fabric of my essence since I was a toddler and I first realized that the glances directed at me had some meaning. With time, I learned what that meaning is. Continue reading Passing for: trans-race and appropriation on Blog#42
Category Archives: Analysis
Bernie Sanders is not a Socialist. He’s a Democratic Socialist | #Socialism on Blog#42
Now that both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have declared their candidacies and are running in the Democratic primary for Election 2016, those opposed to Bernie, both on the Republican and neoliberal sides of the Democratic tent are harping on the “S” word. Continue reading Bernie Sanders is not a Socialist. He’s a Democratic Socialist | #Socialism on Blog#42
Hillary Clinton and Joseph Stiglitz’ rewriting of economic rules | Blog#42
Paul Krugman’s Derp op-ed didn’t materialize out of nowhere and, while it may have sprung from its author’s inner diva, Continue reading Hillary Clinton and Joseph Stiglitz’ rewriting of economic rules | Blog#42
.@RepGutierrez’ Bizarre #BernieSanders Smear | #Election2016 on Blog#42
The mainstream media still, mostly, ignores Bernie Sanders. Continue reading .@RepGutierrez’ Bizarre #BernieSanders Smear | #Election2016 on Blog#42
#EricGarner’s grave site and #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42
Seeing the New York Times’ photo of Eric Garner’s grave site made me very sad as its symbolism began sinking in. Continue reading #EricGarner’s grave site and #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42
Diane Rehm didn’t pull a “Helen Thomas” on Bernie Sanders. She pulled a McCarthy | Blog#42
* Updated: June 14, 2015 Hat tip to Hugh Kaufman on Twitter
Diane Rehm of NPR did something that many characterized as “pulling a Helen Thomas” on Bernie Sanders while she interviewed him. She pulled something, all right, but it was more a McCarthy than it was a Helen Thomas. Continue reading Diane Rehm didn’t pull a “Helen Thomas” on Bernie Sanders. She pulled a McCarthy | Blog#42
Jeb! differentiated: not kinder or gentler, but just as unlettered | American Dynasty on Blog#42
Jeb Bush has spent the last few months fundraising like mad and saying things, all kinds of things, that will draw a clear differentiation between him and his brother. Continue reading Jeb! differentiated: not kinder or gentler, but just as unlettered | American Dynasty on Blog#42
No good Blacks for Chief Bratton (Updated) | #NYPD and #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42
In an interview, Chief William Bratton implied there just aren’t enough respectable Blacks who would pass muster under the NYPD’s pre-employment background check requirements, and he credits his broken windows policing success. Isn’t that convenient? Continue reading No good Blacks for Chief Bratton (Updated) | #NYPD and #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42
Close Angola and Rikers prisons: End long-term solitary confinement | Justice on Blog#42
In Hellhole, Dr. Atul Gawande writes:
“Human beings are social creatures. We are social not just in the trivial sense that we like company, and not just in the obvious sense that we each depend on others. We are social in a more elemental way: simply to exist as a normal human being requires interaction with other people.”
Transcript: James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley (1965) | Blog#42
Following the video is my own transcript of James Baldwin’s famed 1965 debate speech at Cambridge University’s Union Hall. I have done my utmost to transcribe his words faithfully, adding only the emphasis of stars around words he uttered forcefully during his presentation. Continue reading Transcript: James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley (1965) | Blog#42