by Jane Briggs-Bunting Today is a national holiday to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the famed civil rights leader. Government buildings are closed, the post office is closed, […]
"We shall overcome" – S&R celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2012
Nota Bene #119: Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet
“My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.” Who said it?
Nota Bene #111: Mmmmm… Beeeeeer
Sorry for the long absence. Let’s carry on, shall we? “If you listen to the guys up in the stands, pretty soon you’ll be up there sitting with them.” Who said it?
This is not about Tiger Woods. It's about Billy Payne. And Augusta National. And sexism. And racism.
You may have caught the story last week. Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne stomped the balls off Tiger Woods for … well, if you need to be told what for, then you […]
America's Negro Cracker Problem: none of us are free
Part two in a series. There’s a rising tide on the rivers of blood But if the answer isn’t violence, neither is your silence – Pop Will Eat Itself, “Ich Bin Ein […]
America's Negro Cracker Problem: Ich bin ein Auslander
Part one in a series. Listen to the victim, abused by the system The basis is racist, you know that we must face this In 1991 Pop Will Eat Itself produced one […]
A memory from the day Martin Luther King, Jr. died
by JS O’Brien When I first heard, I was jubilant. For a 10-year-old white kid living in a South we all thought was under siege, hearing that Martin Luther King was dead was […]
How to use Reagan's words
Thanks to Guest Scrogue Natasha Chart for this piece. This is how Democrats should use Reagan’s words. To give credit where it’s due, Obama’s speech this past Sunday at MLK’s own Ebenezer […]
