U.S. Politics
Racism is on the Ballot
There are many topics — such as genocide, child hunger, healthcare, homelessness, and corporate greed — that should be on the ballot yet, none seem to be major issues as blatant racism stands out
The United States is facing myriad crises from child poverty and greed-based inflation to the genocide in Palestine and growing numbers of people being killed by police. School shootings are as common as ever, if not more so, and guns continue to flood our streets unabated. Yet, none of this is part of the current political discourse on any grand scale. They come and they go.
If it feels like political discourse in the U.S. has driven itself to the point of debating, debunking, and denouncing the false claims made by conservatives instead of focusing on policies that will save lives, that’s because it has. Don’t get me wrong, they should be debunked as often as possible, but the overall discourse needs to focus on the reality for many if not most in the U.S.
Everyone in the United States knows by now that immigrants benefit the country socially and economically while also committing far less crime than native-born U.S. citizens. They know that the stories covering everything from…
