Wednesday, September 16, 2026

How cop shows serve to reinforce the racism at the heart of our culture

Recognizing that there are many problems, overt and covert, involved in cop shows is important and avoids simplistic narrative solutions being used to plaster over deeper problems.

Are police unions part of the U.S. labor movement?

George Floyd’s death has raised serious concerns about the current role of police and police unions in our society.

Stephen Colbert raises $1 million for Puerto Rican disaster relief

Colbert managed to continue raising awareness for the hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico while raising $1 million in less than a week.

A quiet conspiracy of billionaires

For decades, the Koch brothers have led a secret coup for the billionaire class.

Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling

These dialogues show protagonists’ strengths and hopes, and these are the elements of the stories that remain with us long after watching their digital stories.

No accountability: How the civil justice system fails Black Americans killed by police

Having escaped criminal punishment, police officers who shoot and kill Black Americans are often not held to account by the civil justice system either.

Our surreal world

Our world, I am thinking, is no longer a real one. It has become a surreal world, a world of irreality, ever since Donald Trump was elected President.

The problems with the bank

For some reason the Bank became hung up on mobile phones – and only AMERICAN phones.

Deniers rally conservatives to dismiss climate science as “fake news” and share Breitbart stories...

A whole panel was created called “Fake Climate News Camouflaging an Anti-Capitalist Agenda – and What President Trump Plans To Do About it.”