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Yvonne lives in Berkeley, California with her partner and their four-legged family. During the day, she works at a racial justice think tank, crunching numbers to eradicate white supremacy. At night and sometimes weekends, she sits at her computer, trying to make sense of the world.
These are the fruits of her attempts. Apologies in advance if they are sometimes sour, not always sweet, unripe or not fully ready to launch. Yvonne is working on her craft of writing and playing with using all five senses.
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Category Archives: realpolitik
Billionaires for Wealthcare
Billionaires for Wealthcare toasted the rightwing demonstrators that gathered in DC this past weekend to protest healthcare reform, legislation to stave off climate change, and all attempts to provide a safety net for working families and folks of color.
They describe themselves as “a grassroots network of health insurance CEOs, industry lobbyists, talk-show hosts, and others [...]
Also posted in capital, race, the state Tagged immigrants, neocon, new deal, safety net, white supremacy Leave a comment
I Am Not A Hegelian
I am not happy with my last post. I don’t really understand Buckley and his ilk, or his detractors, and I think I resorted to general abstractions to dismiss — “fascist” — rather than play with who he was and what he contributed to the neocon movement. I conflated neocons with neoliberals without [...]
Say Cheese
Sunday afternoon. Yuppie parents, pretending they’re in Critical Mass, aggressively block aisles with their baby carriages. Ah, Fairway.
After sneaking a few olives from their bar, I spied in the cheese display: Barick Obama from the Lazy Lady Farm in Westfield, Vermont. It was a square-shaped cheese with a dull orange rind. [...]
A Tale of Race and Recovery