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Editor’s note: This article was submitted prior to November 6, 2018. As I observe the scenic western part of our nation via rail, I cannot help but be astounded by the impact of the 2018 elections. It is one thing to see people talk about the presidential elections as the top of the ticket is […]
Election day, finally. The big day, but this one feeling bigger than midterms past. I found myself in a small out-of-the-way bar in Georgia, watching the results trickle in on a floor-to-ceiling screen which encompassed one wall of the establishment. It was, ostensibly, a Stacey Abrams watch party, meaning the bar was filled with younger […]
“Power concedes nothing without demand,” said Frederick Douglass in 1857. “It never did and it never will.” Power is privilege, and when in the course of human events power and privilege is exposed and threatened it strikes back with a fury. We are living in a time of reaction; after decades of revolutionary change, those […]
Editor’s Note: This piece was written prior to the midterm elections, and Georgia’s gubernatorial vote, that took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. “We go to work in the rain; we go to church in the rain; of course we are going to come here in the rain.” The term ‘rain’ might have been a […]
I don’t have access to time travel, or the resources to affect change even if I did, but the best way to fix the asylum seeking caravan headed towards the United States and Mexico border would be to stop Hillary Clinton from aiding the military coup in Honduras in 2009. Protecting the democratically elected government […]
If I hear one more haircut on 24-hour “news” use the phrase “both sides” when discussing fascism or domestic terrorism one more time, I’m going to start shooting out televisions like I’m Elvis seeing Robert Goulet on the screen. Yet, that won’t fix anything. I’m more of a build, create, repair and fix sort of […]
In 2016, nearly half of eligible voters in these United States of America opted not to participate in the process. Lack of faith in the process, lack of faith in candidates, and an epidemic of laziness have perpetuated America’s nasty habit of electing politicians who don’t serve the public’s best interest for far too many […]
While every Trump supporter hides their support of racism behind the myth of a booming economy, it’s important to remember that at record rates, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Sure, billionaire wealth-hoarders get to hoard more wealth, but the average American is much worse off than ever before in […]
In December 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution calling on member states to abolish the death penalty. The passage of the resolution came after similar resolutions were passed by the United Nations Commission of Human Rights and after 91 countries had abolished the death penalty, including Albania and Rwanda, which […]
Hi. I’m Michael Salamone. I’m nobody important. Feel free to forget my name. I’m only introducing myself to be polite. I’ve been approached a lot in 2018 about writing a column again, and I’ve been reluctant because I feel there are many more important voices we should be paying attention to; specifically gay, lesbian, bi, […]
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