The traditional Independence Day speech that American presidents give is based upon our national motto: E Pluribus Unum, Latin for “Out of many, one.” It is a day we traditionally celebrate immigrants being sworn in as new American citizens and becoming part of the great American melting pot (Schoolhouse Rock version). We celebrate what makes … Read more
The last president of the Confederacy, Donald J. Trump, is threatening to veto the Defense Authorization Act to defend long-dead Confederate traitors who committed treason against the United States: When it was reported that high-ranking Army officials are open to stripping the names of Confederate generals from military posts such as Fort Bragg, Fort Benning … Read more
H/T Above Graphic: Buzzflash.com. I don’t know about you, but on Memorial Day weekends I visit my father and my uncle who are buried in the veterans cemetery here to make sure their graves are properly cared for and marked with an American flag. They proudly served their country to fight a war to rid the … Read more
The Coronavirus pandemic has hit communities of color disproportionately hard: Native Americans, Navajo Nation residents to be under strictest lockdown yet after a spike in deaths; African-Americans, Disproportionately black counties account for over half of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and nearly 60% of deaths, study finds; and Latinos, For Latinos and Covid-19, Doctors Are … Read more
Peter Kafka in an interview with journalism critic Jay Rosen recently wrote at Vox, Trump’s denial of his coronavirus failings will be “one of the biggest propaganda battles in American history”: Americans don’t trust the government, and they don’t trust the media. That trend has been evident for years, but the Trump era has accelerated it. Now … Read more