While my time here has now come to an end, I want you to know that in the last days and hours of my life you inspired me. You filled me with hope about the next chapter of the great American story when you used your power to make a difference in our… more »
Archives for: "August 2020"
Early in 2020 Ida B. Wells was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The citation read “For her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching. The citation comes with a bequest by… more »
From the onset of Trump's candidacy these GOP leaders have known about Trump's depravity. Despite this, they have supported his headlong rush into destroying this country and its image around the world. They all need to be removed from the offices they… more »
YOU ARE NOT JUST VOTING FOR PRESIDENT! You are voting for who replaces Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You are voting for Federal Judges who are not far-right ideologues. You are voting for the next Secretary of Education. You are voting for the next Attorney… more »
On August 26, 2020, America celebrated 100 years of voting rights for women. It’s been over 100 years since women have been granted the right to vote in our country. And that does not include all women. Black women were not given full voting rights… more »
This article was first published as "Three United States Feminists--A Personal Tribute," Jewish Affairs 53.1 (Johannesburg, South Africa, 1998): 37. Alice Stokes Paul (END NOTE 1), characterized as "probably the only charismatic figure generated by the… more »
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The 2020 elections are the most consequential in generations. But with a global pandemic not only straining our healthcare system, paralyzing our economy and upending our daily lives, our fundamental right to vote is equally under threat. The Primary… more »
"Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery." "Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered… more »
I am the son of an Air Force brigadier general and served myself to the rank of colonel. Of my 57 years drawing breath, I’ve spent 51 of them directly or indirectly serving this once great nation. So, as you might imagine, I found myself on Nov. 8,… more »
Today at a Hearing, where Sally Yates was invited to testify, Republican questioners pulled a typical ‘power play.’ That is, they would ask her a question, then not allow her to provide an answer. Clearly, and Sen. Leahy (R-VT), brilliantly called this… more »
Representative Jimmy Gomez (D – CA), with the backing of the Trump administration, introduced legislation earlier this year to push back the deadline for completion of the 2020 census. Now the administration, in an attempt to manipulate the outcome… more »
photo by engin akyurt When you see me wearing a mask when I’m out in public, or at the supermarkets, or working, or going to the doctors I want you to know that... I'm educated enough to know that I could be asymptomatic and still give you the virus.… more »
This has easily been the longest 2 months of my career, and, for that matter, my life. COVID-19 has changed everything. The way we live, the way our kids learn, the way we work. It has trashed the economy, exploded unemployment, and harmed businesses,… more »