"They lay there, clinging to one another and trying to shield the more vulnerable parts of their bodies from the blows of the nightsticks, while the police hauled them apart and dragged them bodily into waiting patrol wagons."
- NY Times, March 31, 1948
Every once in a while an underdog defeats a Titan.
This isn't one of those times.
We've all recognized that our situation is pretty damn fucked up these days, with the owners of money and power -- the 1% or less of us -- having locked the rest of us, the 99%, away from the levers of control.
We know that massive change is necessary, The question is: How do we get where we know we need to go -- without violence?
The Alaska Professional Teaching Practices Commission is endeavoring to include a clause adding gender identity to its code of ethics.
Progressives have been saying it for thirty years.
I've been time and writers' blocked from this series1 about Hillary's hypocrisy since September 21 and Gropegate hasn't been helping. However, I know I owe it to our Hills to soldier on.2
As we are now well aware, Hillary Clinton doesn't think people who are concerned for the environment are leading worthwhile lives, certainly not a life as wonderful and fabulous and useful as hers.
Yes, just glancing at information that wasn't filtered by the news media, even things that the FBI issued a subpoena for and could only be found by a hacker, makes you a wanted thought-criminal.
The National Westminster Bank has informed RT UK that it will no longer have the broadcaster among its clients. The bank provided no explanation for the decision.
“We have recently undertaken a review of your banking arrangements with us and reached the conclusion that we will no longer provide these facilities,” NatWest said in a letter to RT’s London office.
I don't have to explain to anyone here about the various versions of intimidation this season trying to beat progressives and other (let's call us) 'skeptical' liberals into voting for Clinton over our objections. "TRUMP!" is bullhorned into our ears, and now, in addition to all the racism and and various other-izing, now we have to listen to an assortment of sexual vulgarities.
