“Dearborn doesn’t sleep,” I recently told an out-of-state visitor to my hometown.
It was a reference to the celebratory time of Ramadan, when our city breaks bread together for iftar at sunset and suhoor, before sunrise, each day. For a month, Dearborn is bustling around the clock: Business districts buzz during the day, and residents and visitors flock to break the fast together every night, gathering over hot, heaping plates filled with some of the best food in the country, surrounded by neighbors of all backgrounds.
I have always spoken these words with warmth and pride for my community, but after 130 days of genocide in Gaza, the phrase has taken on new meaning.
Dearborn does not sleep. We have not slept. Our entire city is haunted by the images, videos and stories streaming out of Gaza. Life seems heavily veiled in a haze of shared grief, fear, helplessness and even guilt as we try to understand how our tax dollars could be used […]
Joe Biden is in a difficult position. He has been, and continues to be, a fervent supporter of the Empire. Look at his track record. It is why he had the prototype of the so call US Patriot Act on the shelf and ready to go following 9/11. Those who feel betrayed have not been paying attention. It will be interesting to see if the Democratic empire managers decide to have him replaced. Will they do that with primary elections or just impose a candidate upon the electorate at the last minute just like the old “smoke filled room” days when the party bosses told the rank and file who to vote for? Interesting times. Both major parties now want to eliminate the other in favor of a single party system. We are living through the end of a decadent Republic.