By David Mark Greaves Okay, we know we’re better than this as a nation and we have to hold firm to that thought as we work our way through these increasingly difficult times. Sniper Micah Johnson was a man who snapped. He was known to be unstable, and what led him to commit the […]readmore
David Mark Greaves You cannot but be moved to tears with reports about the last moments and the lives lost in the murderous rampage in Orlando. This one happened to be at a gay night club instead of a school or street corner. That the perpetrator was a Muslim and claimed he did it for […]readmore
By David Mark Greaves Secretary Hillary Clinton did a drive-by of three African-American churches in Brooklyn this past Sunday, where she assured the congregations that she was against gun violence, police shootings and was best buds with President Obama and the smiling pastors. This was followed up with a town hall that wasn’t a town […]readmore
By David Mark Greaves Watching the Donald Trump phenomenon is to see two things, his appeal to base instincts and his economic populism regarding trade pacts and jobs lost. If the coming battle was only against overt racism, then the Democratic nominee wins, hands down. However, it’s the class war twist that adds another level […]readmore
By David Mark Greaves This past February was a memorable Black History Month, confirming the prescience of scholar W.E.B. DuBois when he said “the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line”. With the surging candidacy of Donald Trump, in a campaign recognized to be appealing to the deep racism […]readmore
View From Here By David Mark Greaves We Won’t Wait When de Blasio said “We won’t wait”, there was an assumption by the populace that he was speaking to them. They were wrong. Those that didn’t wait were the supporters of “stop-and-frisk” and the security state. They got their guy in Commissioner Bill Bratton. The […]readmore
By David Mark Greaves In his victory speech, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio said “The people of this city have chosen a progressive path, and tonight we set forth on it, together, as one city.” What does that mean to African-Americans? We hope that progressive path includes an examination of the MWBE report card that John […]readmore
By David Mark Greaves The Affordable Care Act is a good step forward, but the underlying problem of its complexity is that it is not a single-payer, health care system. If it were, there would be no need for plans, navigators or exchanges, these are in place to keep HMOs in the role of “middleman” […]readmore
