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February 11, 2023
Captain Confederacy 1, Chapter 5
Fighting for freedom on a world where the Confederacy won
Captain Confederacy 1, Chapter 4
Fighting for freedom on a world where the Confederacy won
Captain Confederacy 1, Chapter 3
Fighting for freedom on a world where the Confederacy won
Captain Confederacy 1, Chapter 2
Fighting for freedom on a world where the Confederacy won
February 9, 2023
January 31, 2023
Life Force: Superheroes from the Public Domain for a Good Cause
I wrote and Vince Stone drew “Life Force.” The superheroes are our updates of public domain characters from comics’ Golden Age: the Green Lama, Daredevil, Kitten, the Liberator, and Miss Masque.
(I gave Daredevil the name of another public domain character, Boomerang, to avoid any complications coming from Marvel having the current trademark on the name. And just for the record, I think of this Kitten as Cat-Woman since she’s older than the Cat-Man’s original partner.)
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January 28, 2023
Five Quotes that Show Why King Supported Basic Income Instead of Reparations
Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom“It is a simple matter of justice that America, in dealing creatively with the task of raising the Negro from backwardness, should also be rescuing a large stratum of the forgotten white poor.” — Martin Luther King
“Many poor whites…were the derivative victims of slavery. As long as labor was cheapened by the involuntary servitude of the black man, the freedom of white labor, especially in the South, was little more than a myth.” — Martin Luther King
“…one fact stands out: there are twice as many white poor as Negro poor in the United States. Therefore I will not dwell on the experiences of poverty that derive from racial discrimination, but will discuss the poverty that affects white and Negro alike.” — Martin Luther King
“I do not intend that this program of economic aid should apply only to the Negro; it should benefit the disadvantaged of all races.” — Martin Luther King
“I want to say to you as I move to my conclusion, as we talk about “Where do we go from here?” that we must honestly face the fact that the movement must address itself to the question of restructuring the whole of American society. There are forty million poor people here, and one day we must ask the question, “Why are there forty million poor people in America?” And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising a question about the economic system, about a broader distribution of wealth. When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic economy. And I’m simply saying that more and more, we’ve got to begin to ask questions about the whole society. We are called upon to help the discouraged beggars in life’s marketplace. But one day we must come to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. It means that questions must be raised. And you see, my friends, when you deal with this you begin to ask the question, “Who owns the oil?” You begin to ask the question, “Who owns the iron ore?” You begin to ask the question, “Why is it that people have to pay water bills in a world that’s two-thirds water?” These are words that must be said.” —Martin Luther King
Related:
How to End Racism — Martin Luther King was Right that Basic Income is Essential
The Problem with Reparations, and King’s Better Solution
King did not support Reparations — His “check” referred to Basic Income
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January 26, 2023
Before Shang-Chi: Asian Heroes from the Golden Age of Comic Books
Comic books have always had Asian characters, but few are memorable, and most that are memorable are memorable for the wrong reasons. I’ll…
January 23, 2023
Fair Share: 90% of Americans Want Wealth Shared in a Way that Looks Like Socialism
Today’s proof that most people are good: 90% of Americans want a much fairer distribution of wealth.
January 19, 2023
Humans Don’t Have Lanes, But Race and Gender Cops Want Us to Stay in Them
At the top of the list of identitarian contradictions is the belief that race and gender are social constructs, but we all must stay in…
