by John Young Posted: 30 May 2012 07:07 AM PDT Discrimination is a losing proposition. It may win in the short term, yes. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, however, "The arc of history is long but it bends toward justice." King’s words are most pertinent because of the scintillating statement made by the NAACP […]
Grand Old Vote Suppression
I was introduced to John Young’s writing by my friend Charlotte Coffelt. She sent me the following article that fits the environment we have in Texas right now. I am cross blogging with the permission of the author. by John Young Posted: 17 Apr 2012 08:18 PM PDT So, the narrative goes like this: "Republicans […]
John Young Column: Living in a tea party fantasy
Living in a tea party fantasy Thursday, June 2, 2011 So, the space race took off, and the United States stayed behind. John Kennedy had great ambitions for it and for us, but as 50-year-old tapes now reveal, he was concerned that budget hardliners would shoot it down. And so they […]