The Democracy We Pretend to Have
by Douglas Johnson On July 4, 2026, on the US’ 250th birthday, former president Bill Clinton gave an address on the state of the US and its enduring democracy. He wrote: “Two hundred and fifty years ago in Philadelphia, our Founders embarked on a radical experiment and declared a new nation rooted in the ideal…
New Resource on Jails / Prisons / ICE Detention
Kyle Ellison’s informative presentations on incarceration in Kentucky from ICE detentions to Metro jail to state prisons are now available on his own new website: http://www.kentuckyjailsandprisons.com.
Sep. 17 Third Thursday Lunch: Don Wagner
Christian Zionism 101: Undermining Justice and Peace in God’s Name featuring Dr. Don Wagner. Presentation at noon, buffet begins at 11:30am at Hotel Louisville120 West Broadway (Second & Broadway). RSVP to Cathy Ford: 502-458-1223, fordhoff@bellsouth.net. For more information on this month’s program: https://louisvillefor.org/third-thursday-lunch/
Democratic Responsiveness and the Rise of Trump
by Douglas Johnson The catastrophe of the Trump-MAGA government has created an understandable impulse: vote Democratic in the midterm elections and begin repairing the damage. While this response may unseat the Republican Party, it ignores the fact that a vote for the Democrats is not simply a vote against Trump, it is also a vote…
The War Against the American People
by Douglas Johnson US oligarchs have been waging an economic war on the American people for the past 60 years. After the success of the various labor movements that spanned over a hundred years, American workers enjoyed robust labor unions that ensured higher working standards, a 40-hour work-week and a livable wage. The middle and…
