Democracy Now – We Pivot

Obama’s Legacy and American Soft Fascism

October 22, 2016 stephen elliott~buckley 3

As we watch Obama end his 2nd term as president we need to be mindful of the increasing Soft Fascist America that he perpetuated. An America that decreases its respect for democracy creates the conditions for how Amy Goodman, a … [Read more]

“Defend Lives, Reform Laws.”

We need artists, geniuses, radicals and random brilliance to disarm society and its pathologies. Normal doesn’t work anymore. “Some of the negative comments claim what we did was insensitive, but if you think that this is crossing the line and … [Read more]
An Easy Test of Cultural Appreciation Not Appropriation, Oluo 11/18

Chapter 10 of Ijeoma Oluo’s deeply valuable So You Want to Talk About Race focuses on the how to appreciate culture instead of appropriate it. It debates whether white people can/should rap. It’s not about Vanilla Ice versus Eminem or … [Read more]
The “N” Word Debate Is Over, Oluo 10/18

Chapter 9 of Ijeoma Oluo’s awesome So You Want to Talk About Race focuses on the debate about whether various people can/should say the “N” word. When I watched Dear White People on Netflix, I saw a sublime example of … [Read more]

“Defend Lives, Reform Laws.”

An Easy Test of Cultural Appreciation Not Appropriation, Oluo 11/18

The “N” Word Debate Is Over, Oluo 10/18