History, the Magna Carta and You

History, the Magna Carta and You

Okay, the fateful election is coming up fast.  So we're going to discuss human rights. History can teach us a lot about what is happening today period so we're going to revisit our high school history class with a discussion of the Magna Carta. What does a an 800-year-old document mean to us today? Listen in! Period Dave and Jerry, both history buffs, have a lot to say. And learn more...start reading for free!  https://commonsbooks.blogspot.com/2024/09/lincolns-democracy.html

Trauma, Trump and the Future

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ1SW9RK Start reading for FREE! "History does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do."                          –James Baldwin   Exploring Our Maps of Privilege and Trauma and Claiming Our Power As we live, we breathe the air of privilege and trauma. There are moments when I am conscious of breathing, but most of the time it happens automatically. (Please take a moment to be aware of your breath). So it is with “privilege” by which I mean our capacities and resources, be they physical, emotional, spiritual, personal or economic. We often take these as “givens” without even thinking. A trauma can be strictly personal, something that happened to me. A trauma can also be embedded in groups, nations and in cultures

History 101. Harriet Tubman: American Moses

Listen to Harriet Tubman's remarkable escape from slavery and her role in bringing hundreds to freedom. It's an American story. Start reading itTwenty Who Made America Great for free: https://a.co/5VMG4xR

History 101. America's 20 Worst: Walter O'Malley and His Dodgers

Nothing says treachery than the name of Walter O'Malley to fans and the children of Brooklyn Dodgers fans. More than 70 years later he is reviled for uprooting America's most beloved team suddenly and moving it to the golden hills of Los Angeles.  Is sports a business or an institution ti be enjoyed by a community?

History 101. Never Forget: Trump and Covid-19

Anybody thinking of enabling Trump to return must be stopped. Those in the Trump/Maga camp should consider this fact: despite having only 4% of the world's population, the United States consistently accounted for 20% of cases and deaths due to Covid-19.  The Trump administration's Covid-19 response needs the scrutinization of nothing less than The Hague, the permanent home of the United Nations' International Court of Justice. Trump’s remarks, from long before he was elected president and throughout his presidency, on a variety of topics including vaccines and autism, climate change, and wind farms, show he rejects scientific conclusions and methods. I think you might like this book – "The Twenty Worst Americans: What History Can Teach Us About Overcoming the Present" by David Balog. Start reading it for free: https://a.co/cw9e0or