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Myths and facts about the For The People act now in the Senate
The lies and myths about the For The People voting rights act are an essential part of the GOP’s Big Lie. Indeed — and I’m hardly the first person to note this — the GOP has no policies at all. … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, political campaigns, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged For the People Act, HR1, The Big Lie, The Brennan Center, voter suppression, voting right, Voting Rights Act
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More support for due process and Scott Stringer
Yesterday, to my irritation, the New York Times endorsed Kathryn Garcia in the NYC mayoralty primaries. The endorsement was, in my mind, too early and way too knee-jerk. No endorsement should be offered to any candidate who urged Scott Stringer … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged American Jewish World Service, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Daily News, Joe Biden, Maya Wiley, New York Times, Ruth Messenger, Scott Stringer, Sharon Kleinbaum, Tara Reade, United Federation of Teachers
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Re-visiting Jane Austen
How do you perceive Jane Austen’s novels? I have something to say on this topic, and am prompted to say it by this New York Times story about the new approach that’s being taken within the Jane Austen museum in … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged abolitionism in England, Antigua, Caribbean slave plantations, East India Company, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, slave plantations, slavery in England, slavery in Mansfield Park, West Indies
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