Thomas Jefferson Father of White Supremacy ~~ Kermit O

http://kermito.com/blog/thomas-jefferson-father-of-white-supremacy/

Part:

When you hear the name Thomas Jefferson, it is likely followed by “founding father”, “hero”, “patriot”, and other such reverent terms. Amongst the mildly critical—or anyone not in complete denial—you’ll hear it acknowledged that he was also a slaver, and that there were some inherent contradictions between this and the idea that “All men are created equal”. The more critical still may point out that he was also a rapist, in that his relationship with Sally Hemmings was a matter of obligation for her, as she was his “property”.

The Coup Already Underway ~~Paul Street

https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/16/the-coup-already-underway/

This might be a good time for Americans to stop masochistically worshipping at the feet of their nation’s authoritarian Constitution. A proto-fascistic genocidal racist maniac and anti-science eco-exterminist determined to kill two million more Americans with COVID-19 sits in the White House thanks in no small part due to the absurdly venerated 1788 United States Constitution.

Prison Slavery in the United States - 13th Amendment to the Constitution

Two pieces on prison slavery in Amerika: a link to an IWW organization of prison workers, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committed, that is fighting to end prison slavery; and then an article on the origins of prison slavery in Amerika