At a McDonald’s in Daly City, California. There are many possible stories in this image. I hope it tells you one you like…
Asian-American band to SCOTUS: review our trademark victory
by Amber Healy It’s not often a winning party in a long-fought legal battle asks the Supreme Court in the United States to review a lower court’s ruling that had been made in […]
The Slants, or Washington’s NFL team, might soon go to SCOTUS over their names
By Amber Healy Just as The Slants prepare to release a new album with a new singer, it might be time to prepare to face the U.S. Supreme Court. Sadly, this won’t […]
Do the right thing: Hillary’s “southern firewall” is about to vanish
Dear Ta-Nehisi Coates: Senator Bernie Sanders is an honest man. If you ask him a direct question, he will answer. If he doesn’t know, he will admit that he doesn’t know. He […]
Teddy Roosevelt vs Ammon Bundy: why white thugs should be treated with respect by police
The “Arson Rebellion”: justice and due process matters whether you’re rural and white or urban and black Let me tell you a story about Teddy Roosevelt. As a young man, he lived in […]
What happened when I had a black boyfriend
By Kailyn Jennings I’m a skinny, knock-kneed, white girl from a small farm town in upstate New York. I have blue eyes, pale skin, brown hair. I’m quiet and usually buried in […]
America gets divorced: crafting a separation agreement
Part two of a series. In part one, I offered an overview of why I think the time has come to partition America – shake hands, go our separate ways, and let […]
It's time for America to get a divorce
Part one of a series. This past week AlterNet published an interview with Chuck Thompson, author of Better Off Without ‘Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession. In brief, Thompson argues that the United […]
Tim Tebow emcees the 2012 "All Next-Larry-Bird" banquet
Well, it’s now apparent that Jimmer Fredette is who we thought he was. A hard-working and gifted shooter with inflated statistics created by playing in an offense created specifically for him against […]
Nota Bene #120: Crazy Ivan
“If you can make a woman laugh, you’re seeing the most beautiful thing on God’s earth.” Who said it?
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