Police behavior is the best case for local control
As the city grappled with weather-related challenges, the state-appointed pro-police Board of Commissioners and the police union schemed to secure yet another raise for cops. This lack of transparency underscores the urgent need for local control of the police department. It also reveals the police union’s endless attempts to undermine citizen-led oversight.
Dr. King, this country is way past chaos
I don’t think Dr. King would be able to contain his outrage at MAGA and its Project 2025 plan, which are driving people into poverty and endangering lives by eliminating affordable healthcare. The sight of trump deploying the military against unarmed citizens and immigrants would make his stomach turn.
Putting an end to redefining war
When I think about the Trump administration’s seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, I can’t help but think about the quote from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.” The peacemakers are losing ground.