New Orleans The midterm elections in the United States are almost over, but there’s one race still pending. It’s a longshot, but cries out for people of conscience, regardless of their politics, to take a stand and be counted. There’s a cry for help, but it’s unclear how many will hear it. Mississippi to …
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Doctored Videos are a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/The-Beatles-01-Helter-Skelter-3442858.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsSan Pedro Sula It seems forever ago when the use of facial identification software in detecting members of the crown prince’s security detail implicated them in the murder of Khashoggi, the dissident and journalist in the Saudi Arabian embassy office in Istanbul. I found the assassination frightening, …
Calculating the Prospects for Change
Houston It’s still difficult to fully assess the election and its lessons, but some patterns continue to emerge in bits and pieces. A text from Houston after the midterms underlined the hopes for Texas to move elsewhere along the color spectrum. Democrats picked up eleven state representative seats for example on the Beto O’Rourke coattails. …