Like His Stupidity, Ben Carson Says Poverty is a “State of Mind”
Ben Carson saying stupid things has to be considered an involuntary reflex action. Despite his renowned medical brilliance, his propensity for saying stupid things can be linked…
Poverty
Baltimore Riots: Historically Speaking, Nothing Has Changed
CIVIL UNREST There are those that would have you forget that this country was founded on civil unrest and violence. There are those that…
America, and the World, Hates Homeless People
For me, homelessness equaled to being outright down on your luck. To actually not live inside of a house is nothing short of inhumane. Food,…
Heather MacDonald’s Soft Bigotry, Or Problem With Black Youth
The hits just keep on coming. We have Paul Ryan talking out of his ass that inner city (black and brown) men don’t want to…
Faking Poverty To Get Paid Was Linda Tirado’s Bad Choice
I am having to reach way back into my Brooklyn roots to respond to yet another example of how privilege and the system continue to…
White Man From Town: The Reason You Aren’t Wanted Here
I understood what gentrification was long before I learned the definition in college. It didn’t take a loan from Sallie Mae for me to notice…
Don Lemon “No Talking Points” Puts Black Community On Blast
Don Lemon echoed some of the sentiments of Bill Reilly’s presumed racist rant this week on CNN. But shockingly, Don Lemon took it a step…
Smiley, West, & Obama: The “Niggerization” of Revolution
Program Note: In this episode of Madness & Reality Radio we discuss the ongoing critique of the Obama administration as it relates to poverty, in…
Understanding the Hatred of the Poor in America
So I would really like to understand a few things, namely why a person who publicly outlined their “plan” to avoid serving this country during…
Oh Look, Paul Ryan Visits a Soup Kitchen and Pretends to Like Poor People
The Romney campaign wants you to think that they care for the least among us — you know, those “victims” who refuse to take responsibility…