And there we have it. The new tax bill passed. For a couple of years, average-income folks will be lured into thinking that this is a good thing as they get tax breaks and the politicians tell them it is good. And then after 2 years, the breaks that average people experience will go away […]
Category Archives: politics
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Rich People Waging War on the Poor
“This war of the rich on the poor is really astounding. On top of a huge budget deficit, unprecedented inequality in America, largest wealth soaring at the top, they want more, and more, and more…. I’ve never seen anything like this in being part of and watching policy in this country for three and a […]
Indigenous Youth Leaders & Man Camps
These indigenous youth are badass. So much important information here. Their analysis, leadership and journalism is powerful and clear. They have updates about Keystone as well as other significant things to be aware of. Worth listening to all 27 minutes. Do you know any farmers in Nebraska? Keystone XL Pipeline Update from the NoKXL Gathering […]
Largest HBCU in the Nation Loses 50 Year Old Political Science Department
Black folks are needed in politics and the power grabs that are happening in this country continue to be atrocious. Two conclusions that I jump to in reading this news. NC A&T State University is the largest public HBCU in the nation. Its Political Science Department has existed for about 50 years. They just announced […]
Getting Involved in Politics
In past elections, I found people I trusted and followed their voting reccomendations. I voted. I “did my part” and that was that. I didn’t vote for Burr or Tillis but I also was not aware of who they were and what they were up to. And then I started waking up to the power […]
Historical Election Results
“The analysis that yesterday’s wins were just wins for the democratic party (dp) are lazy at best (really no analysis at all). We can go deeper. What’s real is a whole bunch of regular people created informed people’s platforms and demands for transformative public policy, and real people ran, and people power won seats (some […]