I just added The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones,et al to the Recommended Reading List. Howard University Professor Hannah-Jones is the lead essayist and editor of this must read especially for older white Americans. It is primarily a collection of essays from an all star cast that is sure to educate.
Daily Archives: January 23, 2022
52 To Discard
Last week was another where it is difficult to pick the biggest American political story of the week; on the surface that is. In reality the fact that one political party with two allies from the other side decided that American democracy wasn’t important is difficult to top. All 50 Republican senators with the addition of Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona refused to amend the filibuster rule to enable voting rights – the cornerstone of democracy – to get an up or down vote.