Category Archives: Racism in America

Race And The Economy

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Dave Bradley

11 minutes. Have you ever wondered why we in America can’t have a simple medical system where if you get sick or injured you go to a doctor’s office or hospital and get taken care of?  Have you ever wondered … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Is Juneteenth

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(7 minutes)  The reversion of America to a country where racial hatred and separation  is a central theme of one American party has really helped to highlight the importance of a holiday like Juneteenth in the country’s calendar.  To say … Continue reading →

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1619 Project – Great Television

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Dave Bradley

3 minutes: I don’t watch a lot of television anymore – mostly sports and some game shows and a few PBS series. Seems like television series that has any real value has gone to the pay for streaming route leaving … Continue reading →

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A Rant From Twitter:

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(5:38) Why Youth Will Not Vote For Republicans: Andrew Wortman lets loose in a rant on why youth in America will no longer vote for Republicans. We are just beginning to see this rebellion taking place. Young voters have long … Continue reading →

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Noise, Noise, Noise

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Dave Bradley

One of the things most of us hoped for following four years of lies, four years of mismanagement and outright illegal activities by the Trump administration was some competent leadership and a bit of quiet time away from the constant … Continue reading →

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Race In The Heartland

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Dave Bradley

A new study by the Iowa Policy Project and other policy groups in the Midwest study the progress of race relations in the Midwest since the high water mark of Civil Rights action in the 1960s. The findings show progress … Continue reading →

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From The JD Scholten Campaign

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Steve King made national headlines yet again today. Take a look at the Huffington Post’s front page: When a HuffPost reporter on Capitol Hill Tuesday asked King about his retweet of a neo-Nazi, the congressman said all of his tweets … Continue reading →

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Krugman: Big Business Reaps Trump’s Whirlwind

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Dave Bradley

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has a great article Thursday concerning business’s role in the Republican Party that has gone awry. Joining the Republicans in cynically using racism, xenophobia, misogyny and division of the country in order to win … Continue reading →

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Steve King Stinks Up Iowa

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Once again Iowa’s top racist lets it fly. I simply do not understand how anyone with a conscience could vote for this guy. Yet to Iowa’s shame, he has been returned to congress over and over. An even bigger shame … Continue reading →

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Party Of Death?

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Note: US House votes for budget that has deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare:    “The time is always right to do what is right.” Martin Luther King, Jr. As quickly as the news spread about the massacre in Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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