Category Archives: American History

My Only Ticket Out – Poems by Mitsuye Yamada

Posted on July 5, 2020 by wordcloud9

The internment of thousands of Japanese Americans during WWII is a dark stain on United States history. There were people who spoke out against it even at the time, including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, but the attack on Pearl Harbor … Continue reading →

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TCS: Morning After Calamity – A Kaleidoscope of Poets of Color

Posted on October 28, 2019 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! __________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Absinthe Day

Posted on March 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

Absinthe gained quite an unsavory reputation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its high alcohol content (90 proof or higher) combined with its popularity among adherents of bohemianism, especially artists and writers in Paris, led to its condemnation … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: RIFT (Redux – for Black History Month)

Posted on February 1, 2019 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud We sometimes forget how closely History is following behind us. Just over 50 years ago, it was still illegal for people of different races to marry in 16 U.S. states, mostly in the South. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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National distractions: Does draconian democracy deconstruct the administrative state

Posted on January 27, 2019 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Like Caliguila’s horse, Draco (not the Harry Potter one) ordered death penalties for cabbage theft, but had no cure for a leader who also had the mind of one. The Trump Cabinet continues to surprise us with … Continue reading →

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U.S. Religious Freedom Day – Mother Ann Lee and the Shakers in America

Posted on January 16, 2019 by wordcloud9

The Thomas Jefferson statue at Williamsburg, Virginia 1786 – The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, was signed January 16, 1786, and is commemorated each year on National Religious Freedom Day. Thomas Jefferson’s landmark statute became the basis … Continue reading →

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Trump gaslights-up fake news

Posted on October 18, 2018 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Trump’s gaslight will power an entire nation. Trump’s still emitting Bill Shiney objects because having one media empire (Murdoch’s) as his personal press agent, driving memes to its media brethren, is not enough. There should be only … Continue reading →

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fascist cosplay in NYC adds a RW mob attacking protesters

Posted on October 16, 2018 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The investigation of a street fight among RW supporters of Gavin McInnes and counter-demonstrators continues in NYC. Two separate events occurred after a GOP club speech using a plastic samurai sword to commemorate the assassination of a … Continue reading →

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The only thing we have to trump is fear itself

Posted on September 12, 2018 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Only the blind led the blind in Trump Tower, especially in June 2016. But more interesting is Barbara Res telling stories about her former boss, challenging the notion of the “adults in the room” and their agendas. … Continue reading →

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“Let’s hope to God we don’t have a crisis” … too late

Posted on September 9, 2018 by ann li-summers

By ann summers High Holy Days, Batman. 9/11 is the release day for Bob Woodward’s book, Fear and the Trump regime is scrambling. It now seems more obvious the anonymous Op-Ed in the NY Times was designed to offset Woodward’s … Continue reading →

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