humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.
How Romantic Heartbreak Prepared Me For Post-Election America
Can you remember your first crush? Mine was Alyssa, the pretty girl with brown hair in my first grade classroom. I don't remember much about first grade. But I clearly recall that electrifying feeling of chasing her attention.
By Jake Najarian5 years ago in The Swamp
11.9.16: My Divorce from Jerry and America's Marriage to Donald
Just over 4 years ago, on November 9, 2016, I woke up, as many other fellow Americans, to the fact that Donald Trump had won the electoral college vote. Like my fellow Americans, I showered and got dressed, crying through the process and dabbing makeup on my now puffy eyes. My black suit seemed appropriate in light of the day’s events.
By Priti Nemani5 years ago in The Swamp
Race, Gender or the Economy?
TOGETHER! WE all went through the last couple of days, none of US knowing what way things would go. WE are people going through the same thing at the same time. Whatever society wants to call it, a PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC, VIRUS, PLAGUE, BIBLE PROPHECY. Whatever you want to label it WE are dealing with it TOGETHER.
By Toni Cunningham5 years ago in The Swamp
How Do Rich Liberals View “Revolution”: David Cage and "Detroit: Become Human"
Revolution. The romantic, idealized, dramatized, and sanitized idea of an in-some-way-oppressed people rising up against the city, nation, corporation, or socio-economic structure that oppresses them. This revolution often is framed in two extreme ways: one, as a violent, bloody, visceral, terrible war; or two, as a romantic, pacifist, do-no-harm-and-no-harm-will-come-to-us civil resistance akin to Dr. King or Ghandi; to change from within those people and structures who do us harm by singing about love. American attitudes about revolution have long been disproportionately described as “peaceful good, violent bad”, and this is the prefered social narrative of rich liberals in the United States.
By Johnny Ringo5 years ago in The Swamp
Why the end of Trumpism isn't The End
Joe Biden has won! Everywhere on social media, I see the world celebrating his return to the White House; and more importantly, rejoicing that Trump is finally out. Some people are throwing parties, other people are condemning those people … but what we all have in common is that 2020 has given us some good news, for once. But, because of that, it's easy to lose focus now.
By Frida Shah5 years ago in The Swamp
The Pickup Truck Diaries: Gentrification and Poverty
I didn’t know which topic I would start The Pickup truck Diaries with first. At least not right away. Hell, I’m still trying to decide if I even bother to do any actual edits on these, and just give it to you raw.
By Cory McRae5 years ago in The Swamp
Stress
2020 will be a year we will forever remember and forever would like to forget (some of what at least for most of us ) this country had to endure this year. This past year leading up to the road to election: boy let me tell ya it all was a cliffhanger...The whole darn year...From Covid-19, George Floyd's brutal death, riots, peaceful protests, fighting over toilet paper, zoom meeting fails, the school's being shut down for months, and unemployment at record highs as the coronavirus, positive cases increase...The list can really go on here... I think you get my point I mean you did live it too!
By Allyson Kieszkowski5 years ago in The Swamp
America the Beacon of Hope
Fifty-seven years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that encompassed some basic ideals of humanity. That all people regardless of the colour of their skin should be treated equally and fairly based upon their character. In today’s America this dream has yet to come true. Hate and division are drenched in fear and ignorance. It begs the question, where do we go from here? This year’s presidential election has further deepened the undeniable divide in the midst of a pandemic. It’s almost as though 2020 has placed a giant magnifying glass on all of the social injustices plaguing the country.
By Cassandra Henry5 years ago in The Swamp
Soldiers of The Hood.
Being in the hood has the same similarities of being a soldier in the army. You have to manouver in ways and strategize so you won’t get kilt by the enemy. The tragic part about this is the enemy looks just like you. Same skin. Same hair. Same walk. So who do you trust? You can only trust your men/women. Your platoon. Your round of soldiers in the cold heep of the urban life that every black person has to go through. As a soldier of the hood, you can’t wear clothes similar in color of the enemy. That will get you kilt in the wrong territory. You must know your territories. You can’t be out lost in battle, cause once you step out your home it’s war. For neutral ground, only neutral colors.
By KrisMarshall5 years ago in The Swamp
A New Era Begins
Greetings My Friends; Please forgive; sometimes I find myself projecting my opinions on other, this I know is a flaw I must correct. However, this one time, I feel my projecting is justified. I think it is safe to say, this has been one of the wildest weeks ever.
By Erik DeSean Barrett5 years ago in The Swamp
Please Disagree with Me
Here in the US it is election season, in fact the day I am writing this is Election Eve. Across the country people have been voting early in precincts that allow it and, due to the pandemic, millions of Americans have chosen absentee voting this year. I don’t know the actual numbers, but I know all the reports I have heard indicate that absentee and early voting are setting records. That is a great thing. Being engaged in the political process, when you have an opportunity to influence, even in a minor way, the direction of your community, state and nation please do so.
By Gary Hauger5 years ago in The Swamp
