The Future of Water
Published by BlackCommentator.com, December 10, 2022 A cup of water could become more valuable than one of Starbuck’s Coffee When I became politically aware that water was a commodity, I was outraged. As a kid, you turn on the tap, you jump into the swimming pool, or you take a shower believing that Mother Nature […]
Kirkwood can still help save Kevin Johnson’s life
Published in St. Louis American, November 24, 2022 For most suburban communities in the U.S., the goal is to live quietly–under the radar. This doesn’t mean that all is well or that all are happy. Ferguson was not nationally known until a police officer killed Michael Brown in 2014. The names are forever linked. The […]
Re-envisioning the Two Party System
Published in BlackCommentator, November 19, 2022 The prediction of a mid-term red wave has petered out. In survival mode, most working-class voters don’t remember one election to the next unless it’s really memorable. Like the election of the first Black president. Some of us do have a memory of the Republican wave of 2010 that […]