Amid the false fanfare about the transformational aspects of Joe Manchin’s supposed climate change bill is the way Democrats are using it to make corporations and the wealthy wealthier while further disadvantaging people living in poor communities, especially people living in poor communities of color.
Tag: my thoughts
Democrats Don’t Really Care About Accessible Transit Stations
I am not enjoying writing this post. I hate almost always having to be critical. But I have to tell the truth. The sad truth is that Democrats, as you will see, don’t care about accessible transit stations. As usual, they are engaging in political theater designed to convince people to believing they are doing… Continue reading Democrats Don’t Really Care About Accessible Transit Stations
Their Privilege Depends on Our Oppression
One of the reasons none of the governmental agencies or corporations that repeatedly profess their commitment to equity inclusion are neither equitable or inclusive is the reality that oppressed people can’t be honest about our truths. Whether people want to admit it or not, reality is that victims of oppression have no chance at additional… Continue reading Their Privilege Depends on Our Oppression
It Took me Over an Hour to Pay my Garbage Bill
I am forced to use Waste Management as my garbage, recycling, and yard debris company. I have been a forced customer of their’s for nearly six years. During that time, theirwebsite has not been fully accessible, but I could, with more effort than I should need to spend, pay my bill. But today it was… Continue reading It Took me Over an Hour to Pay my Garbage Bill
The First to Die
If you only read the headlines, you wouldn’t know three innocent people were murdered at a Greenwood, Indiana mall on Saturday. Even the liberals favorite newspapers The New York Times and The Washington Post have headlines focusing on how quickly an armed civilian killed the murderer. But the real story is that three innocent people… Continue reading The First to Die
Reviewing Ty Cobb A Terrible Beauty
Charles Leerhsen’s Ty Cobb A Terrible Beauty is an important book as much for what it says about society as it says about Ty Cobb. Reading this very well researched book about one of the greatest and in many circles infamous athletes of all time taught me new things about Cobb and was a reminder… Continue reading Reviewing Ty Cobb A Terrible Beauty
Americans Are Tools of Production
The reason why Americans don’t have universal health care, a living wage, free college, and more is American workers are nothing more than tools of production. Sure, American politics is corrupt. Every politician in both parties is a corrupt corporate tool. But the corruption exists to maintain the system of American capitalism that makes us… Continue reading Americans Are Tools of Production
Reviewing Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes is a documentary built on footage taken from Ukraine and Russia around the time of the 1986 nuclear disaster. While the footage and interviews were interesting, there was a part of the documentary that felt wrong.
I Can’t Pay my Water Bill
Earlier, I wrote about civil rights laws being designed to limit civil rights. Today, I’m going to use a current example from my own life to illustrate the point.
Complaint Based Civil Rights Laws are Designed to Ensure Fewer Civil Rights
Civil rights laws including the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are developed by Congress to largely depend on the public filing complaints with the government and/or suing violators. Passage of these laws is accompanied with lots of fanfare and celebration. Politicians brag about their commitment to civil rights, equality,… Continue reading Complaint Based Civil Rights Laws are Designed to Ensure Fewer Civil Rights