Listen to the young people
From The Way I See It, this week’s St. Louis American I always feel compelled to give a cautionary note to people who say that children are so resilient that they can roll with situations that adversely affect them. This is definitely an outmoded myth that is no longer supported by data or the experiences […]
Breaking the Shackles
Everywhere around the whole, people are throwing off the shackles of oppression–or at least putting up a good fight. Tomorrow the people of Scotland will vote for their independence. This historic vote seems to be split along class and age lines, with poorer and younger people favoring independence. Just in time for the vote was the […]
Remember Kajieme Powell!
On Wednesday, SLPD Chief Sam Dotson appeared before the Public Safety Committee at City Hall. The packed hearing room was a reflection of citizen concerns about the department’s use of deadly force. Protest signs in the room made it crystal clear that we wanted answers to the execution of Kajieme Powell by St. Louis cops […]