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The purposeful effort to cripple our Postal System is a domestic attack on the Constitution

Posted by John Pavlovitz | Aug 18, 2020 |

Growing up, I was fascinated by the “Dead Letter Office,” the room in the Post Office where undeliverable mail went; letters and packages without decipherable addresses and with no return address. I remember hearing about it and its stranded, homeless contents — and feeling sadness for all the disappointment and frustration it represented: a grandmother’s birthday card, a passionate love letter from a long-distance relationship, last-minute cash to avoid impending eviction, a good little child’s Christmas present from Santa — all lost in transit. I grieved for the interrupted connections because I knew that they represented so many unexpressed...

Trump admits deliberately sabotaging U.S. Postal Service in order to block delivery of mail-in ballots

Posted by Heather Cox Richardson | Aug 18, 2020 |

Donald Trump admitted on August 13 that he opposed additional funding for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in order to make it more difficult to deliver mail-in ballots. In an interview with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, Trump came out and said it: he wants to starve the United States Postal Service to destroy mail-in voting. Falsely claiming that mail-in voting favors Democrats, he said: “Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots… Now, if we don’t make a deal, that...

Pandemic Mismanagement: Democrats blame Trump for Virtual DNC and Milwaukee’s economic loss

Posted by Wisconsin Public Radio | Aug 18, 2020 |

As Wisconsin Democrats gathered on the morning of August 17 for a “virtual breakfast” to launch a drastically scaled-back Democratic National Convention, they blamed President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic for the convention’s transition to a mostly virtual event. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was one of several top state Democrats to speak at the online event, the first of many scheduled for this week. The convention was once expected to bring about 50,000 people and $200 million to Milwaukee, but its in-person agenda in the city has been significantly reduced because of COVID-19 concerns. The event now...

Keynote Speech: Michelle Obama at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

Posted by Correspondent | Aug 18, 2020 |

Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama’s full remarks as prepared for delivery from the opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, August 17. Good evening, everyone. It’s a hard time, and everyone’s feeling it in different ways. And I know a lot of folks are reluctant to tune into a political convention right now or to politics in general. Believe me, I get that. But I am here tonight because I love this country with all my heart, and it pains me to see so many people hurting. I’ve met so many of you. I’ve...

Keynote Speech: Bernie Sanders at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

Posted by Correspondent | Aug 18, 2020 |

Senator Bernie Sanders’ full remarks as prepared for delivery from the opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, August 17. Good evening. Our great nation is now living in an unprecedented moment. We are facing the worst public health crisis in 100 years and the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. We are confronting systemic racism and the enormous threat to our planet of climate change. And, in the midst of all of this, we have a president who is not only incapable of addressing these crises but is leading us down the path of authoritarianism. This...

Everything About Us, Except Us: The Psychology of Systemic Racism

Posted by Reggie Jackson | Aug 17, 2020 |

“People often hurl stones, steel, and insults at one another in order to own, to control, and to secure privileges. In pursuit of these aims, reason is lost sight of, passions run high, and morality is conveniently shelved or proclaimed for self-vindication. Wars are fought, societies disrupted, cultures dislocated, families uprooted, and psyches ruptured.” – Hussein A. Bulhan We live in a world which is becoming increasingly concerned with issues of systemic racism. Some people are embracing the concept while others bemoan it as a fantasy designed to make white people feel guilty. Perspective is everything when it comes...