Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press QAnon has gone mainstream. This fringe group’s theory that there’s a deep state dedicated to child trafficking, cannibalism, and anti-Trumpism is no longer under the radar. Some point to the successful Georgia primary of QAnon backer, Marjorie Greene, as proof. Others point to President Trump congratulating her … Continue reading QAnon, COVID-19 and conspiracy addiction – by Deborah Levine→
Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of men granting women the right to vote, we should remember that it took two or three generations from the first women’s rights conference in 1848 until that right was granted. Women protested, picketed, and were imprisoned around the US. The … Continue reading Women, Votes and the $20 Bill – by Deborah Levine→
(originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press) The giant earthquake over our African American history at Trump’s Tulsa rally was followed by a tiny spotlight on Native Americans who protested against Trump’s July 4th appearance at Mount Rushmore. The monument is on sacred Sioux Nation land, but National Guard troops fired pepper spray and … Continue reading Racial justice is not political correctness – by Deborah Levine→
Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press At 1:45am in Portland, Oregon, a naked woman emerged from the gas fumes and halted the onslaught of federal police in a militarized crackdown over objections by local leaders. Some call her The Naked Athena after the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare. Others called her … Continue reading The Naked Athena – by Deborah Levine→
Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press The giant earthquake over our African American history at Trump’s Tulsa rally was followed by a tiny spotlight on Native Americans who protested against Trump’s July 4th appearance at Mount Rushmore. The monument is on sacred Sioux Nation land, but National Guard troops fired pepper spray and … Continue reading Racial justice is not political correctness – by Deborah Levine→
Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press Should I laugh or cringe when reporters say that today’s protests aren’t new and similar protests go all the way back to the civil rights movement? They have now labeled those of us involved in the movement back in the 1960s as ancient history. First, it wasn’t … Continue reading A new generation takes to the streets – by Deborah Levine→
Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press We all heard about NASCAR’s decision to remove the Confederate Flag. And the immediate resignation of a long time driver was all over the news. There were photos of the protest parade of trucks near Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway sporting Confederate flags. Most spectacular were the shots of … Continue reading Which racism and whose history? – by Deborah Levine→
Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press I got a call from my cousin Lenny from a New York hospital telling me that they’d just admitted his elderly mother into the emergency room. He was upset because the hospital restricted his time with his mother as part of COVID-19 protocols. But “Upset” didn’t cover … Continue reading To mask or not to mask – by Deborah Levine→
Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press Maybe you’ll get to hug your mom in person this weekend, but it’s likely that your Mother’s Day moment will be online or by phone. We’re not back to what we call normal and travel is still a luxury many of us don’t have. Especially if Moms … Continue reading A COVID-19 Mother’s Day Gift – by Deborah Levine→
Originally published in The Chattanooga Times Free Press “Mom, It’s the end of the world!” That’s what I heard when I picked up the phone last week. She’d been told to go home and self-quarantine by the hospital where she works. All non-essential personnel for dealing with the coronavirus were told the same. A week … Continue reading Doom and Gloom or Rays of Hope – by Deborah Levine→
