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Midwin Charles, Rest In Power

The staggeringly sad news of the untimely and shockingly sudden passing of Midwin Charles, the civil rights attorney and television legal analyst and commentator, has not yet registered for me. I write this in a state of disbelief and disorientation. Midwin Charles was only 47. Well respected, beloved and sought out for her valued contributions,Continue reading “Midwin Charles, Rest In Power”

Today Is OUR Moment Part 1

Do you remember exactly four years ago today? If you voted for Hillary Clinton you may have long repressed that painful memory. Or, perhaps you can still smell it, four years later. The fumigators have been working overtime at the place you see above these words to eradicate the swampy stench that metastasized into theContinue reading “Today Is OUR Moment Part 1”

Annus Horribilis: Good Riddance, 2020 (The Way We Survive/Thrive From Here, In 2021)

Thank God 2020 is OVER. That was my immediate reaction as I drank champagne and drank more champagne, joyously, in some kind of insane attempt to purge the memory of the grim toll of the previous 366 days of a singular, cruel leap year. The celebration was subdued but one borne of relief as fireworksContinue reading “Annus Horribilis: Good Riddance, 2020 (The Way We Survive/Thrive From Here, In 2021)”

The Death Cult Marches On

So what’ll it be, America? Let’s start the bidding shall we: 77,000? 160,000? 200,000? 300,000? Do I hear 500,000? One million dead people? How about ten million dead people from the racist man with the orange face over there? You know, the orange man who said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and stillContinue reading “The Death Cult Marches On”

Why The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Will Be More Like The 1932 Presidential Election, Not The 2016 Election

(Listen to The Politicrat podcast: Apple Anchor Google Spotify Soundcloud and more)Connect with The Politicrat: Facebook  Blog  Twitter  YouTube The November 3, 2020 U.S. presidential election will look more like the presidential election of November 8, 1932, not November 8, 2016. In 1932 in the U.S. the Great Depression of the late 1920s had affected millions of Americans, ravagingContinue reading “Why The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Will Be More Like The 1932 Presidential Election, Not The 2016 Election”

It’s So Long Bernie, But Not Farewell

Bernie Sanders stepped out of the 2020 presidential race on Wednesday at noon Eastern U.S. time, marking the end of his run for national office. An inspirational Progressive suspended his campaign, citing a near-impossible path to the Democratic presidential nomination and the challenges of a raging pandemic which has taken nearly 100,000 lives across theContinue reading “It’s So Long Bernie, But Not Farewell”

What Is The DNC Doing Right Now To Fight Trump? Little, It Seems

    Not the most encouraging fightback from the man who is just about 800 delegates away from the Democratic presidential nomination. In an election year. Here’s a suggestion: all the Democrats who were presidential candidates, who fell over throwing food in the faces of each other on the debate stage over the last fewContinue reading “What Is The DNC Doing Right Now To Fight Trump? Little, It Seems”

Time To Get Behind Joe*

Some Bernie Sanders supporters are understandably upset. I’m one of them. I was among the many millions of people who worked very hard to try to get Bernie Sanders elected as the Democratic challenger to Donald Trump here in California. I am glad that those efforts paid off. The hard work did not stop thereContinue reading “Time To Get Behind Joe*”