Category Archives: Signs of the Times

More Un-Banned Black History: Tom Ricks on The Civil Rights Movement as a “Good War”

The Guardian — Interview ‘It’s good to think strategically’: Thomas E. Ricks on civil rights and January 6 Martin Pengelly in Washington — Published 8 October 2022 In his book, the journalist- historian considers the work of Martin Luther King and others through the lens of military thought. “There is a direct connection from Freedom … Continue reading More Un-Banned Black History: Tom Ricks on The Civil Rights Movement as a “Good War” →

Welcome to a Showdown Week: Musk vs Fed workers + AFGE (But What About CONGRESS??)

I’m A free Bonus from the gang at “What Goes Around Comes Around” Media: this first cartoon is from 2017, when Trump tried to KILL Obamacare, but was stopped by nationwide constituent pushback. Can Congress WAKE UP again?? PS. To Constituents: KEEP UP the pressure! Now some blasts from the cartoon past … Below: … Continue reading Welcome to a Showdown Week: Musk vs Fed workers + AFGE (But What About CONGRESS??) →

Erasing Black Military History: Pete Hegseth’s “American Crusade” Has Bagged Its First High-Ranking Victims: A General, an Admiral, — and Black History Month

If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should fall off the wagon and be dragged off the public stage to rehab, his Pentagon tenure, however much longer it lasts, will surely be remembered for one thing; or maybe two. The second would be turning into the answer to a question of the sort that haunts a generation, … Continue reading Erasing Black Military History: Pete Hegseth’s “American Crusade” Has Bagged Its First High-Ranking Victims: A General, an Admiral, — and Black History Month →

“Peace” In Our Time? A Look Into Our Future

As a retired antiwar activist, I have long called for big cuts in the war budget — and I long ago got used to being ignored, while war spending kept growing. But today I looked up from the email inbox and glimpsed one of those “I-Never-Thought-I’d see this” sights — Namely that in this anti-arms … Continue reading “Peace” In Our Time? A Look Into Our Future →

Military Schoolkids: Kiss These Books Goodbye! – Hegseth /Trump Censorship Starts

The DOD “guidance” memo was blunt: ”Identity Months Dead at DOD.” Besides banning Black History Month observances in the military, Hegseth/Trump is now pressing their anti-DEI extermination mission by purging the shelves of Defense Department schools, which 67, 000 elementary & secondary students attend at 160 locations worldwide. (One of them was me, a long … Continue reading Military Schoolkids: Kiss These Books Goodbye! – Hegseth /Trump Censorship Starts →