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You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold ‘em Know when to walk away And know when to run – The Gambler One of the earliest country songs that I ever recall liking was “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers; in some ways, the lyrics struck me as a cautionary tale on ...

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One thing that the current primary season seems to be revealing is that far too many of us are not recognizing that the United States of today is not remotely the country of 18 months ago. Despite the reports that the United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism, far too many of us seem not ...

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• They believe in racism; do you really believe in anti-racism?

 

After the national revelation over the weekend that U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner early in his marriage was texting with other women—and that the texts were sexual in nature and the resulting pearl-clutching around that—I have become thoroughly convinced that the Civil Rights movement and other movements would never have happened if they had occurred ...

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The post Senate races and magic thinking appeared first on Shay Stewart-Bouley.

      

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• They believe in racism; do you really believe in anti-racism?

 

NOTE: Almost certainly this piece will travel beyond my usual readership, so I thought it wise to add a quick preface. I am not a journalist by trade or training. I am a writer who traditionally has written long-form pieces commenting on or analyzing social issues like race and racism, and I have added writing ...

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The post Platner is the presumptive candidate, but is he the right person? My final thoughts appeared first on Shay Stewart-Bouley.

      

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• A messy man for Senate and silencing of scientists: Thoughts on The New York Times and our general times
• Senate races and magic thinking
• They believe in racism; do you really believe in anti-racism?

 

A few weeks back, a movement colleague—noted anti-racist writer and activist Tim Wise—started making videos about a young white man in Tennessee, Dalton Eatherly, who goes by the online persona of Chud the Builder. Chud apparently for weeks had been posting on X about his adventures in Nashville and other areas, where he “exercised” his ...

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The post They believe in racism; do you really believe in anti-racism? appeared first on Shay Stewart-Bouley.

      

Related Stories

• A messy man for Senate and silencing of scientists: Thoughts on The New York Times and our general times
• Senate races and magic thinking
• Platner is the presumptive candidate, but is he the right person? My final thoughts