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Remembering the Legacy of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 18, 2024 Like 0 Guest Contributor

By: Hashim Coates Aurora Human Relations Commissioner (Former) www.hashimcoates.com Honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is a delicate task, one that requires a nuanced understanding of his multifaceted contributions to the struggle for justice and equality. As we…

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Heroes and Holidays

January 15, 2024 Like 0 Steve Nelson

In the world of important diversity and justice work there is a regular admonishment against the Heroes and Holidays approach. And here we are, on a Hero and Holiday occasion – MLK Day. The admonition arises from the notion that…

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Autocracy or Meritocracy?

December 26, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

During a fascinating podcast with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, colleague Rachel Maddow made an interesting point, supported by multiple historic references. She observed that autocrats or fascists like Mussolini and Hitler didn’t sway the masses because of their charisma or potent…

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Whose Speech Is Free?

December 11, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Reading about or watching the news these days is like the old game that asks you to find “how many things are wrong in this picture?” In the matter of Elise Stefanik vs. the Ivy League, perhaps too many wrong…

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The Model Cities of No Man’s Land

November 30, 2023 Like 0 Doug Geiling

The Model Cities of No Man’s Land: Fruit Orchards, Broomcorn, and 1950s American Boomtowns

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Who Politicizes Identity?

November 19, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Recent New York Times columns by David Brooks and Pamela Paul identified what they believe is a chasm between “liberalism” and “progressivism.” Their theses are echoed throughout the media, often in allusion to stultifying political correctness on college campuses. Typically,…

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We Are Barbarians Too

November 11, 2023 1 0 Steve Nelson

As the human toll mounts in Gaza, the irrational justifications for, and execution of, war are front of mind. I won’t wade into the complex history of the region or opine one way or another on the oppression or bigotry…

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Bonfire of the Humanities

November 3, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

They are not called the “Humanities” for nothing. The latest debate on college campuses, perhaps rivaled only by the corrosive tension around anti-Semitism, is the dismal state of the humanities. A recent New York Times piece reported the nationwide assault…

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ProgressNow & Then: 20 Years of Politics & Pranks That Helped Turn Colorado Blue

October 29, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Storyshare with Colorado Times Recorder, by Erik Maulbetch, original publication Oct. 14, 2023 This weekend Colorado’s most prominent multi-issue progressive advocacy organization will celebrate two decades’ worth of delivering digital communications, rallying progressives for real-life events, and generating headlines with…

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America Has a Mental Health Problem

October 26, 2023 1 0 Steve Nelson

“It’s a mental health problem.” That and the usual “thoughts and prayers.” If there is a God, she must be tiring of this endless flood from the United States. This was the response from many GOP politicians to the mass…