Opinions & Commentary

Why Does It Look Like the Bad People Are Winning?

Why Does It Look Like the Bad People Are Winning?

In these days it is not enough to be good. You must be both good and loud. You must risk the slings and arrows of both strangers and of siblings, and speak directly into the bloated, contorted face of hatred until it hears you and cannot ignore you.
Kings and Queens are Assholes

Kings and Queens are Assholes

As a Black person, periodically the statement will come up that all of us oppressed folks are descended from kings and queens. What's wrong with being descended from working folks?
The Rise of the Machine Men

The Rise of the Machine Men

We have let into our lives “machine men with machine minds,” people who see us as statistics. We have given these people power and thus they have successfully taken advantage of our desire to connect with each other.
Yes, White Supremacy Killed Tyre Nichols

Yes, White Supremacy Killed Tyre Nichols

When black officers pulled Tyre Nichols over, they did so as representatives of a faulty apparatus, one that has for decades perpetuated the message that black people are less than human.
Transfer of Power: The Constitutional Crisis of 1801

Transfer of Power: The Constitutional Crisis of 1801

As a country, we don’t remember what happened 222 years ago, because we tend not to remember history. But also because that political storm “rolled harmlessly away.” Will we be as lucky?