THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE POLICY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

On June 30, 2019July 9, 2019 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn * 9 MOST KEY POLITICAL POSTS of all *****, * Key POLITICAL posts - general, Both Democrats & Republicans, Environmental crisis, Neoliberalism, neoliberalism summary, Non-violent peaceful resistance, Oligarchy, corporatism and / or plutocracy, Poverty, solutions, We Democrats, Wealth inequality / income inequality1 Comment

ONE POLICY (championed by leaders of both parties) leads to poverty, pollution, racism, severe inequality, loss of good jobs, unnecessary wars & many of the other serious problems we face. **But there's GOOD NEWS: We can end this one policy & prioritize people & the planet. Unbeknownst to most of us, REPUBLICAN & DEMOCRATIC …

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GET OVER IT

On November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn Poverty, racial injustice, RacismLeave a comment

Many people say, "Hey - racism and racial incidents were in the past. Get over it and move on. Don't rekindle old issues." The problem is that racism and the brutality that comes with it are NOT just a historical issue. They're STILL an issue. They're a present reality for tens of millions of Americans. …

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Black men are 20% more likely to be pulled over, 3 times more likely to have police use force on them and 3 times more likely to die at the hands of police.

On August 16, 2017September 26, 2017 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn Black lives matter, Fascism, Police, racial injustice, Racism, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Black men nearly 3 times as likely to die from police use of force, study says http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/health/black-men-killed-by-police/index.html Police 3 times more likely to use force on blacks than whites, study shows http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/12/health/police-use-of-force-on-blacks/index.html Fast forward to 1 minute in.... https://youtu.be/1eQINR0u7xo https://youtu.be/xQWe4MK_8Xo

Black Children in U.S. Are Nearly Four Times More Likely to Live in Poverty than White Children, Study Finds

On August 16, 2017September 26, 2017 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn Black lives matter, Poverty, racial injustice, RacismLeave a comment

38.3 percent of black children live in poverty. 10.7 percent of white children live in poverty. Article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/us/black-children-poverty-pew-research-center.html

NEW YORK TIMES: Killings of Blacks by Whites Are Eight Times More Likely to Be Ruled ‘Justifiable’

On August 16, 2017September 19, 2017 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn * Key POLITICAL posts overall, Black lives matter, racial injustice, RacismLeave a comment

"When a white person kills a black man in America, the killer often faces no legal consequences. In one in six of these killings, there is no criminal sanction, according to a new Marshall Project examination of 400,000 homicides committed by civilians between 1980 and 2014. That rate is far higher than ones for …

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Trump is awful & dangerous & must go. Question: What created the climate in which he and his hateful fascist ideology could thrive? Because, without that climate, he’d just be another guy ranting in a dive bar. (And with that climate, more demagogues & fascist followers will continue to pop up).

On August 16, 2017September 4, 2017 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn Both Democrats & Republicans, Fascism, Neoliberalism, Racism, TrumpLeave a comment

Trump is a dangerous fascist & must go. When you want to get rid of something, it's important to understand what gave rise to it. It's not enough to be against fire and run around putting out fires. You also need to take the additional important step of eliminating policies or behavior that …

Continue reading Trump is awful & dangerous & must go. Question: What created the climate in which he and his hateful fascist ideology could thrive? Because, without that climate, he’d just be another guy ranting in a dive bar. (And with that climate, more demagogues & fascist followers will continue to pop up).