That’s what the man told them. That’s what the masked American thugs who are ICE just ignored again. Ricardo Gonzalez is forty years old. He was born in Hanford, California. He worked for the city of Long Beach for about eight years, first in the health department and then in utilities, and he left that […]
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Ten. That is the count now, in this administration alone, of human beings shot and killed by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. Not accidents. Not natural causes. Shot. Ten. And the tenth barely made the news cycle before it moved on to something else. His name was Lorenzo Salgado […]
There is a woman who wants to go to the gym. She wants to lift weights, run on a treadmill, take a yoga class, feel strong in her body. She also wears a hijab. She would like athletic gear that serves both needs. Lululemon would like to sell it to her. This, apparently, is a […]
It is Easter weekend in America. The churches are full. The story is told again, as it has been told for two thousand years, of a crowd given a choice. Pilate asked them. He stood before the assembled people and offered them what custom demanded: one man freed, one man condemned. He presented two: a […]
Last night, people gathered in Brockport, New York. A small college town. Hundreds of miles from Minnesota. Candles in gloved hands. Silence broken only by breath and resolve. That distance is important. It’s the detail the mockers trip over. “What does Brockport have to do with Minnesota?” “What a waste of time.” “Do you really […]
A short sermon on a Gospel of selective holiness There is a peculiar modern theological belief that insists Jesus Christ would absolutely approve of tearing children from their parents, warehousing human beings in concrete pens, and cracking a few ribs along the way, all in His holy name. But a buttercream rose on a cake […]
It is too common a scenario. They come at night, because daylight invites witnesses. The officers move through the neighborhood with practiced ease. Potential areas to investigate have been noted in advance. The orders are clear, the papers are already signed. This is not a search. It is a hunt. The illegal runs when he […]
There are two horrible stories this week. Two stories separated by a thousand miles but driven by the same engine: a government drunk on its own authority and a political movement cheering it on like spectators at a public stoning. The first story comes from Dilley, Texas. Under President Trump, ICE’s family detention regime has […]
The most terrifying authoritarian actions never arrive wearing jackboots and shouting decrees. They arrive in legal briefs, phrased in the language of “security,” “integrity,” and “national interest.” And now Donald Trump is preparing one of the most dangerous authoritarian projects in modern American history: the power to strip millions of naturalized Americans of their citizenship […]
Not just now, but in recent years, the streets of America were filled with protest signs, raised fists, and chants for justice. Black Lives Matter wasn’t just a slogan; it was a desperate cry for recognition, for basic human dignity. It was a plea to be seen, to be heard, to be treated as equal […]