We cannot let the current political moment strangle our imaginations. We hear politicians and pundits recoiling from bold visions: “No big ideas about healthcare; no revolutionary ideas about education or about a living wage for workers.” They say: “Don’t press the issue of white supremacy. You’ll alienate white voters. Don’t overreach.” Safety, for them, is found in the comforts of the familiar, in an incremental approach to our problems. But our after times require big ideas and bold visions, or we will find ourselves stuck right where we are. Our history tells us as much because we have
...more
