Karen Levi

I respect local law enforcement. I would call them immediately, if I or someone were in danger. I trust our police. I count on our officers to be trained appropriately. The misuse of power and weapons by the police has a long history in the United States. Remember the images of police, aided by German Shepherds, aiming hoses at protestors during the civil rights demonstrations of the 1960's? Recall the tear gas used during the anti war protests a few years later? In my lifetime, police...

Renee Good was white, blond, and drove a family car. The angry mob of ICE agents who surrounded her car could see evidence of family life within the red SUV--stuffed animals, snack wrappers, and other flotsam from children. Those facts did not stop the agents, also white, from yelling at her, grabbing the driver's side door, trying to open the door, and then, one of them, shooting her in cold blood. Not one of these guys inferred that this woman was not a troublemaker, a murderer? What causes...

I woke up on January 1 and decided not to look, listen, or watch the news. I was invited to two parties on New Year's Day. To be in a celebratory mood, I pretended that Trump and the current regime did not exist. People I spoke to at the parties said jokingly that I was looking at the world through "rose-colored glasses." I laughed and said, "just for a few hours." I needed a few hours of respite from the constant barrage concerning Trump's unconstitutional actions. I t was merely a few hours...