“Losers Win: Structural Subversion of Democracy” by Todd Berliner
Note: This is an edited “blog version” of an essay published on Medium. For the full version, including evidence for each of the eight points list below, click here. For my response to some criticisms of the essay, click here. On all of the important political issues of the day, a majority of Americans agree…
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Racism is Black Trauma
By Kayan Cross of Vista Grande Community Church (Colorado Springs, CO) When I attended the August 28, 2020 “Get Your Knee Off My Neck” March on Washington I experienced and witnessed so much en masse. Community, strength, perseverance, unity, talent, networking, peace, commitment to safety (covid-19) and so much more. I also noticed a vast…
A blow to the heart
Beloved Community, This past weekend our nation lost a genuine warrior for truth and justice in the transition of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Perhaps for you, like it was for me, the timing of her death produced a crushing blow to your heart as we know all that she was fighting to protect…
America Needs Truth and Conciliation, not Trump’s Attacks on Anti-Racism Education
Donald J. Trump is doing everything in his power (and beyond what his power technically allows) to stoke the flames of a race war in the U.S. when his administration should be working to squelch them. At a time when protests demanding racial justice have lasted more than 100 days in cities across America with…
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100 years and still…
Yesterday was the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which narratively gave women the right to vote. However, as truth is told, Black, Indigenous and other women of color remained disenfranchised long after its ratification. Today, we continue to witness the structural ways that Black, Brown and Indigenous…
1000 Miles for Breonna
On July 24, the Truth and Conciliation Commission traveled 1000 miles to Louisville, KY with the Caravan for Justice seeking justice for Breonna Taylor. Breonna Taylor was murdered in her home by law enforcement agents operating on a “no-knock warrant” and erroneous information. Even as she lay fighting for five minutes fighting for her life,…