Authentic Faith & Vibrant Democracy
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August 2025, eight months into POTUS 47, it is unclear what the new America will be. Trump is openly ruling as an authoritarian, sowing chaos and corruption, economic uncertainty, and social breakdown. There is a growing list of atrocities afflicting…
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The Good Detroit DSA Shined Bright on Saturday 11/16/24
My guess is that there were a hundred and fifty or more at Saturday’s general meeting of the Detroit DSA. I was one of the smattering of older folks in attendance. This is a bright energetic group of young people…
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The Lesser-of-Evils Won (and Lost); Now What?
Lesser-of-evils treachery has been refined over the years to bring America to its sputtering state. It was blatant this election, with right-leaning people holding their nose and voting for Trump, with lefties holding and voting for Harris. If you are…
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Jim Sutton’s Southern Illinois University Experience
Reproduced from the SIU Alumni’s Oral History Project. “My experience with SIU was life changing, such was my academic hunger. My first exposure to college was while I was in the Illinois Department of Corrections, in a maximum-security setting. The…
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Where Are the Antifascists When You Really Need Them?
Updated 11/6/24: antifascists lost out in yesterday’s election. Now we feel in our gut the meaning of existential. The details to achieve viable antifascism will necessarily adjust. Solidarity, which means engaging with people, is key to America. My MAGA acquaintances…
