Link - Quaker Ranter https://www.quakerranter.org A Weekly Newsletter and Blog from Martin Kelley Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:54:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.quakerranter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-qr-512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Link - Quaker Ranter https://www.quakerranter.org 32 32 16720591 The inside story of The Jersey Shutdown, 2017 https://www.quakerranter.org/the-inside-story-of-the-jersey-shutdown-2017-2/ https://www.quakerranter.org/the-inside-story-of-the-jersey-shutdown-2017-2/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2017 13:23:13 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/?p=58594 The Chris Christie beach memes are funny of course but I talked to more than a few local residents who wondered what the state shutdown was about. The Star Ledger has gone deep and interviewed the players to find out just what happened earlier this week:

When it ended early on the fourth day, New Jersey had been treated to a remarkable political spectacle, even by Trenton standards, complete with dueling press conferences, nasty backroom shouting matches, and even propaganda posters.  Some of it played out publicly — very publicly. What didn’t is told here, the inside story of what caused — and what finally settled — the New Jersey government shutdown of 2017.

It’s especially depressing to read the kind of horse trading that was going on behind the scenes: other measures floated to end the standoff. It was a game to see which constituency the politicians might all be able to agree to screw over. I presume this is normal Trenton politics but it’s not good governing and the ramifications are felt throughout the state.

Read: The inside story of The Jersey Shutdown, 2017

]]> https://www.quakerranter.org/the-inside-story-of-the-jersey-shutdown-2017-2/feed/ 1 58594 Michelle Alexander on the black vote, the Clinton brand—and of course, mass incarceration https://www.quakerranter.org/michelle-alexander-on-the-black-vote-the-clinton-brand-and-of-course-mass-incarceration/ https://www.quakerranter.org/michelle-alexander-on-the-black-vote-the-clinton-brand-and-of-course-mass-incarceration/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:57:59 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/?p=40127 Michelle Alexander on the black vote, the Clinton brand—and of course, mass incarceration.

Alexander is one of the leading voices on the rise of a level of mass incarceration in this country in the last 25 years. It’s hard to overstate just how devastating our prison-industrial complex has become. The huge numbers of African American men in jails for nonviolent crimes begs comparison to the darkest days of slavery. Bill Clinton escalated mass incarceration and the “War on Drugs” as a way to prove his political toughness.

The love affair between black folks and the Clintons has been going on for a long time. It began back in 1992, when Bill Clinton was running for president. He threw on some shades and played the saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show. It seems silly in retrospect, but many of us fell for that. At a time when a popular slogan was “It’s a black thing, you wouldn’t understand,” Bill Clinton seemed to get us. When Toni Morrison dubbed him our first black president, we nodded our heads. We had our boy in the White House. Or at least we thought we did.

We tend to remember the Clinton Administration through rose-colored glasses but there were a lot of WTF moments we’ve forgotten–three strikes, the sanctions against Iraqi civilians, the way cruise missile strikes seemed to magically coincide with administration scandals, Bill’s serial philandering and Hillary’s slut-shaming responses. On paper, HRC is the most qualified candidate to ever run for the presidency. But if she’s running on the Clinton brand, she needs to explain how her political choices differ from her husband’s 20 years ago.

]]> https://www.quakerranter.org/michelle-alexander-on-the-black-vote-the-clinton-brand-and-of-course-mass-incarceration/feed/ 0 40127 Quaker House interview with Lynn and Steve Newsom https://www.quakerranter.org/quaker-house-interview-with-lynn-and-steve-newsom/ https://www.quakerranter.org/quaker-house-interview-with-lynn-and-steve-newsom/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:03:03 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/?p=38686

Quaker House interview with Lynn and Steve Newsom. My author video chat. See the Friends Journal post for more, including a transcript.

]]> https://www.quakerranter.org/quaker-house-interview-with-lynn-and-steve-newsom/feed/ 0 38686 Rare video of the old Amatol/Atlantic City Racetrack outside Hammonton https://www.quakerranter.org/rare-video-of-the-old-amatolatlantic-city-racetrack-outside-hammonton/ https://www.quakerranter.org/rare-video-of-the-old-amatolatlantic-city-racetrack-outside-hammonton/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 00:50:41 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/?p=16931 Hard to believe, but a huge racetrack of international renown once sat on Moss Mill Road just east of Hammonton, NJ. The site is now indistinguishable forrest, with a typical Pine Barren sand trail that follows the old oval. I haven’t explored it yet but hope to soon. Just Google for Amatol Raceway and you’ll find lots of pictures and accounts.

]]> https://www.quakerranter.org/rare-video-of-the-old-amatolatlantic-city-racetrack-outside-hammonton/feed/ 2 16931 Further proof we’ve found the iconic image of 2011, a whole Tumblr of Pepper… https://www.quakerranter.org/further-proof-weve-found-the-iconic-image-of-2011-a-whole-tumblr-of-pepper/ https://www.quakerranter.org/further-proof-weve-found-the-iconic-image-of-2011-a-whole-tumblr-of-pepper/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:24:08 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/2011/11/further-proof-weve-found-the-iconic-image-of-2011-a-whole-tumblr-of-pepper/ Further proof we’ve found the iconic image of 2011, a whole Tumblr of Pepper Spraying Cop art

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Little did we know that Pepper Spraying Cop has cracked down on so many famous moments in history!! This Tumblr will help document the long pepper spraying arm of this officer of the law! All images.….

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]]> https://www.quakerranter.org/further-proof-weve-found-the-iconic-image-of-2011-a-whole-tumblr-of-pepper/feed/ 1 11139 There’s a lot of primary source material on Friends that Google’s scanned… https://www.quakerranter.org/theres-a-lot-of-primary-source-material-on-friends-that-googles-scanned/ https://www.quakerranter.org/theres-a-lot-of-primary-source-material-on-friends-that-googles-scanned/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:51:32 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/2011/11/theres-a-lot-of-primary-source-material-on-friends-that-googles-scanned/ There’s a lot of primary source material on Friends that Google’s scanned in. I stumbled on this doing a search on something completely contemporary!

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]]> https://www.quakerranter.org/theres-a-lot-of-primary-source-material-on-friends-that-googles-scanned/feed/ 0 11160 The January issue of +Friends Journal will include an interview with +Robin Mohr.… https://www.quakerranter.org/the-january-issue-of-friends-journal-will-include-an-interview-with-robin-mohr/ https://www.quakerranter.org/the-january-issue-of-friends-journal-will-include-an-interview-with-robin-mohr/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:10:40 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/2011/11/the-january-issue-of-friends-journal-will-include-an-interview-with-robin-mohr/ The January issue of +Friends Journal will include an interview with +Robin Mohr. One of the classic Quaker tracts that’s inspired her is a 1944 speech that Rufus M Jones gave to young Friends in Baltimore Yearly Meeting. We couldn’t locate a copy online so we scanned, copied and typed it in and will use it as a supplemental link to Robin’s piece. #blog

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By Rufus M Jones Web-only feature Rufus M. Jones’ 1944 lecture for Baltimore Young Friends Yearly Meeting.

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]]> https://www.quakerranter.org/the-january-issue-of-friends-journal-will-include-an-interview-with-robin-mohr/feed/ 0 10161 Beth Kantor on the G+ Nonprofit Brand pages: https://www.quakerranter.org/beth-kantor-on-the-g-nonprofit-brand-pages/ https://www.quakerranter.org/beth-kantor-on-the-g-nonprofit-brand-pages/#respond Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:28:42 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/2011/11/beth-kantor-on-the-g-nonprofit-brand-pages/ “I’m trying to avoid being seduced by Shiny Object Syndrome. It makes nonprofits and individuals to adopt the latest cool social tool based on peer pressure, buzz, or a strange desire to be one of the first. It can also distract you from your priority to do list.”

Seems sensible advice.

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Why does Google +  launch new stuff when I’m on a book deadline!!   The long awaited brand pages on Google + are here.    I put a post out on Google +

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