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Eating Soup With John Lewis

The icon didn’t live to see his vision for racial justice achieved, despite what cynical politicians want us to believe — Many lovely and important tributes have been shared in the days since the passing of Rep. John Lewis (here is one, here is another). And rightfully so. He was a bonafide hero and selfless public servant. …

John Lewis

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Eating Soup With John Lewis
Eating Soup With John Lewis
John Lewis

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Dec 29, 2021

Harry Reid and Bananas

Two stories about my first boss — The two most well-documented idiosyncrasies of Senator Harry Reid were his shockingly dry sense of humor, and his abrupt endings to every phone call he’s ever been on. The stories from Reid World are legion. I’ll share just two. One day in 2005, a fruit basket was delivered to his…

Harry Reid

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Harry Reid and Bananas
Harry Reid and Bananas
Harry Reid

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Jan 21, 2021

The Bernie Meme is Proof We Need More Bernies in Congress

More regular humans being regular, please! — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were inaugurated and sworn in to office yesterday. That was sure nice. People sang songs. Americans breathed a collective sigh of relief. Amanda Gorman recited a beautiful poem that was rightfully considered by virtually everyone watching to be the highlight of the…

Bernie Sanders

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The Bernie Meme is Proof We Need More Bernies in Congress
The Bernie Meme is Proof We Need More Bernies in Congress
Bernie Sanders

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Jan 15, 2021

America’s Painful Imperfection and its Inspiring Potential

The attack on the Capitol made me angry, but reminded me of our nation’s great hope. — Washington DC is a particularly cynical place and I’ve become numb to four-plus years of the Trump regime’s theatrics and tantrums. So my visceral reaction to images of Trump cultists mobbing the United States Capitol caught me off-guard last week. While watching such familiar corridors ransacked by group of delusional…

Politics

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America’s Painful Imperfection and its Inspiring Potential
America’s Painful Imperfection and its Inspiring Potential
Politics

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Published in Rad/ish.

·Jan 10, 2018

Writing More in 2018

I hope. — I want to write more in 2018. Not because I am good at it. I am not. I am mediocre+ (dibs on Mediocre+ for my new Ska band name). But I wrote very little in 2017 and a void was felt. Also, I want to get better at writing and…

Politics

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Politics

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Feb 17, 2017

Donald Trump Doesn’t Know What The Congressional Black Caucus Is

Either way, he doesn’t care — Judging from yesterday’s exchange during his unconventional (?) press conference, Donald Trump doesn’t know what the Congressional Black Caucus is. And apparently, Donald Trump sycophant Jeffery Lord, thinks the CBC is a problem akin to KKK leader David Duke launching a Congressional White Caucus, Lord stated: I used to think…

Politics

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Donald Trump Doesn’t Know What The Congressional Black Caucus Is
Donald Trump Doesn’t Know What The Congressional Black Caucus Is
Politics

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Published in 3 Min Read

·Feb 8, 2017

Democracy Online: A Record-Breaking January on Medium

Words matter. They’re critical tools for debate, inspiration, and understanding. We take them seriously at Medium. We know you take them seriously, too — 200 million words were published in January, Medium’s biggest month in history. Driving that growth are people well-known and unknown, sharing their insight into what’s happening…

Politics

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Democracy Online: A Record-Breaking January on Medium
Democracy Online: A Record-Breaking January on Medium
Politics

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Published in 3 Min Read

·Jan 17, 2017

Politics on Medium

The last few weeks — give or take — 1. Senator Cory Booker shares his norm-breaking testimony against the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for Attorney General. Senator Amy Klobuchar also expresses her opposition to Sessions. The Transition Team for President-elect Trump paints a different picture of Senator Sessions’ background and qualifications. 2. Pete Souza revisits his favorite photographs…

Politics

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Politics on Medium
Politics on Medium
Politics

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Jan 6, 2017

Putin Ordered Campaign To Influence US Election

Today the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a declassified report from the US intelligence community on Russian involvement in the recent US election. Below is an excerpt of “key judgments” along with the full report: Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections 6 January 2017 Key Judgments Russian efforts to influence the 2016 US presidential…

Russia

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Putin Ordered Campaign To Influence US Election
Putin Ordered Campaign To Influence US Election
Russia

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Published in 3 Min Read

·Dec 5, 2016

It Happened on Medium

The last two weeks in politics — 1.Rep. Tulsi Gabbard shares the details of her unexpected meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. 2.After Fidel Castro’s passing, Senator Jeff Flake calls for a continued policy of engagement — not isolation — that will accelerate change in Cuba. 3. Rep. Keith Ellison makes his case for what he would do…

Politics

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It Happened on Medium
It Happened on Medium
Politics

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