We should begin by acknowledging that the current NRA is basically a slush-fund non-profit front for gun manufacturers who export death for profit, with associations to white supremacist policy, as Hasan Manaj masterfully explains: What Hasan misses in his otherwise excellent segment about chaos at the NRA is an obvious historical angle. For example, when … Continue reading Chaos at the NRA
The Washington Post has a well researched and written story about why the US Republican party is defined by their racism. Oh, maybe I should say spoiler alert: …slavery’s enduring legacy is evident not only in statistics on black poverty and education. The institution continues to influence how white Southerners think and feel about race … Continue reading Why the US South Needs You to Send More $50 Grant Bills
Back in 2015 there was some serious consideration of why Toyota were so often used by terrorist groups that the US considered their enemy. Here’s some manufacturers-gonna’-manufacture rationalization: All of this is to show that any sort of dark alliance between Toyota and the Islamic State is completely specious. The Toyota happens to be the … Continue reading Supply Chain Accountability: Will There Be a Cyber Toyota War?
The mayor of Roanoke, Virginia on November 18 made the following argument to block refugees: I’m reminded that President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt compelled to sequester Japanese foreign nationals after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and it appears that the threat of harm to America from Isis now is just as real and serious as … Continue reading US Restitution for Wartime Internment of Japanese-American Civilians