George's - Writings

  Last evening I was fortunate to listen to Anthony Aguilar speak in Berkeley.   A week ago I’d never heard of him. George Marx/ Anthony Aguilar, February 17, 2026 If/when you listen to Aguilar, 98% of you/we will have one of two reactions to him: 1.     He is deluded or manipulative or exploitative or …. (similar) Or: 2.     His words speak a “deep truth” – It may already be too late and we need to resist the corrupt, bought out politicians and the super-wealthy reactionary people who are behind them. I’m strongly in the second group! https://www.albawaba.com/news/us-veterans-arrested-protesting-against-1622214   https://theintercept.com/2026/01/21/gaza-ceasefire-phase-two-rafah-project-sunrise/ US said to pitch ‘Project Sunrise’ — $112B plan to rebuild Gaza as luxury destination Reported proposal drafted by top Trump officials Kushner and Witkoff to be completed over 10 years; imagines ‘New Rafah’ as seat of govern...

The passing of Jesse Jackson brings sadness to me this morning! Until a few weeks ago, I knew virtually nothing about Bad Bunny.   I can only imagine how so many people who are under 50 or 60 must think related to Jackson.  Do many of them even know who he was? He was not in the news in recent years, and seemingly irrelevant for so many.   I'm sad thinking of this. Jesse Jackson made mistakes that tarnished his image (at least among white people) at times, was brash, and really spoke his mind.   When one focuses on his mistakes, rather than the great things he accomplished in life, we continue to hold Black Men such as Jesse Jackson to a higher standard because of our racism (or internalized issues related to racism). Those interested can read of Jesse Jackson's accomplishments at sites such as: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Jackson . It is important for me to acknowledge a man like Jesse Jackson and appreciate him for what he really was, a trail...