One of the first big administrative things the Trump team did upon taking office a second time was the massive firing and demotion of JAG officers. JAG, the Judge Advocate […]
Category: Opinion
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The politics of Trump riding the High Oligarchy
Franz Fanon, the late, brilliant, and often-quoted theoretician and writer, famously said, “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.” Public education has […]
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Flexing our economic muscles
Every year, corporations expect us to line up, log on, and lose our minds for Black Friday. They expect us to stretch our budgets, drain our accounts, and pretend that […]
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The politics of MAGA and the Epstein Files
For those waiting to see Trump fall from grace into the pits of hell over some faux pas or another, the Epstein files right now may look like a clear […]
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White comfort, Black betrayal
The betrayal is not subtle. It is loud in its quiet, glaring in its silence, and brutal in its indifference. The Black Press—born in chains in 1827 before slavery ended, […]
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We must decide where we go next
Now is not the time for us to wait for others to decide where we go from here. Racism is not new in America. Sexism is not new. Differences between […]
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How Black Caucus members are standing up
Before the federal government shutdown became imminent — and before the risk of a hunger crisis was clear — Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) introduced a bill aimed at preventing […]
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Reparations Rift: Advocates aim at Black Caucus
Over the last two legislative sessions, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 11 of 30 reparations-focused bills authored by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC).However, last month, the governor […]
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The politics of planning a proper political response
Okay, we all wake up today to two “new” political realities in California, regardless of our personal sensibilities. Gavin Newsom’s political chess move has successfully put Trump’s king in a […]
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We don’t hate America, but we don’t trust it either
We don’t hate America. We built America. Brick by brick, cotton bale by cotton bale, invention by invention, we shaped this nation while it denied our humanity. Our ancestors sowed […]
