Between the defeat of Jeremy Corbyn and the coup that ousted Evo Morales, I have been quite close to giving into hopelessness and despair. Then I got a belated Christmas gift. On Boxing Day, Cornel West made a visit our shared hometown of Sacramento to have a socratic dialogue. Cornel West is up their withContinue reading “A Socratic Dialogue with Cornel West, And Why The Left Needs to Be About Love!”
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Iran, a poem 🇮🇷
Remember Persepolis? The little girl from Iran we read about as teenagers? Well, she’s a real person by the way, And so are the thousands in Iran set to die. Soliders and civilains both have the same color of blood, The same goes for Americans and Iranians. Be proud of being born on the dirtContinue reading “Iran, a poem 🇮🇷”
Surprised JK Rowling Is A Monster? Then You Didn’t Pay Attention to Harry Potter
Are you shocked, absolutely shocked, that JK Rowling would out herself so blatantly as a transphobic bigot? Don’t be. Rowling has never been on the side of the oppressed. She was one of the agents of smear against the integral Jeremy Corbyn, which helped the Tories sweep the latest general election, and she insisted thatContinue reading “Surprised JK Rowling Is A Monster? Then You Didn’t Pay Attention to Harry Potter”
Hundreds of lives a year
Hundreds of lives a year, No rest for the wicked they say. But what is so wicked about selling something to feed a baby? When you have nothing to sell but flesh or a high, Is that really your fault? Hundreds of lives a year, Thousands rotting in the cold Or drowning in the rain.Continue reading “Hundreds of lives a year”
Hundreds of lives a year
Hundreds of lives a year, No rest for the wicked they say. But what is so wicked about selling something to feed a baby? When you have nothing to sell but flesh or a high, Is that really your fault? Hundreds of lives a year, Thousands rotting in the cold Or drowning in the rain.Continue reading “Hundreds of lives a year”
No, Democratic Socialism Is Not Redundant
What is redundant is the time wasted arguing about what is or is not “socialism.”
Nancy Pelosi Is No Feminist
Pelosi showed the world that she and the old guard of the democratic party are agents of the patriarchy when she encouraged Katie Hill to resign.
Love Them or Hate Them, You Need to Learn Robert’s Rules
Whether you love Robert’s Rules or hate them, it cannot be denied that those who know Robert’s Rules have an advantage, both inside and outside of DSA spaces.
This Screen
There is something less romantic About the way you read my poems. You hold not the paper I scribbled my soul on But a screen. I write these words on a screen and send it to yours. This screen. These screens connect us, So why do are we so alone? Why is isolation the firsContinue reading “This Screen”
Impeachment, The Right Thing To Do Being Done For The Wrong Reasons
Nancy Pelosi botched this impeachment because she ignored all of Trumps genuinely impeachable offenses in order to protect Joe Biden.
Say my name!
Some of you may recall, Fox News doxxed me in August of 2019. In a segment dedicated to harassing the DSA and myself, Tucker Carlson seemed to have an affinity for my name. Tucker Carlson said my name, “James Jackson, from Sacramento,” at least 10 times in his 20 minute segment about me. He didContinue reading “Say my name!”
El Mundo Con Evo! How His Interview With Jon Stewart Changed My Life
Evo Morales is a personal hero to me and thanks to him I realized I was a socialist.
20 Years In Hell
20 years in hell. 6 months in purgatory. Our was it just 1 month in county jail? Time means nothing when your in shackles Even though it is all they give you. The filth and grime on the bottom of my bare foot replaces any dignity I had. And the cold, do not make meContinue reading “20 Years In Hell”
