The Different Drummer
By Carl J. Petersen
Politics, Family, Music and other Musings. It Is Time To End The Filibuster
The “rights” of the minority party should not come at the cost of minority rights. H. R. 1 must be passed to defend against voter suppression.
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I've Seen Cancel Culture And This Isn't It
When conservatives tried to silence Ice-T, they threatened the lives of record company employees and the police applied pressure to his fans.
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Texas' Deregulated Nirvana Drowns In A Frozen Bathtub
The Republican-controlled state has long pursued a policy of deregulation. For those who could not escape to Cancun, the results were deadly.
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Achieving Unity
To fulfill his promise of unification, Biden must bypass the partisan members of Congress and concentrate his efforts on the American people.
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Can This Candidate Turn CA30 Progressive?
Shervin Aazami seeks to replace long term Congressman Brad Sherman with a platform that is solidly to the left of the corporate Democrat.
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Establishment Democrats Masquerading As Progressives
Elected officials attempt to hijack the selection of community representatives to the state party convention with their own slate of delegates, including charter school advocates.
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Condoning Corruption At City Hall
Two former members of the Los Angeles City Council have already been ensnared in a federal corruption probe. Why won’t the council clean their house?
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Trump’s Call to Protestors Was An Attempted Coup, Not A Peaceful Protest
Even those who did not enter the Capitol Building were trying to overthrow an election and disenfranchise millions of mostly minority voters.
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Did An Elected Official Falsify A Public Record?
The fallout from the John Lee controversy continues to grow as Northridge West Neighborhood Council whistleblower resigns after alleging misconduct.
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How Deeply Is Anti-Semitism Ingrained In Los Angeles?
A member of the judiciary is the latest public official to advance an anti-semitic conspiracy theory that is popular among white supremacists.
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