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Exactly four years ago today the horrific inferno of Grenfell Tower in west London took the lives of at least 79 people. The fire was warned about for years by the working class Black and Brown and poor white residents of Grenfell. Their warnings were ignored by government, local and national. These 79 deaths were preventable. Still, to this day, four years on, no one has been held criminally liab...

Omar Moore on Pacific Heights, the richest and whitest neighborhood in San Francisco, a city in Northern California that is less than six percent Black. The 1990 film PACIFIC HEIGHTS is not represented here (heck the film wasn’t even shot in Pacific Heights.) Plus: Your health. The time for that check-up is right now. And: It’s now exactly 50 years since the Pentagon Papers were first published in...

Attorney General Merrick Garland makes it clear that voter suppression in the USA as devised by the states (and the odious US Supreme Court decision Shelby v Holder) will be dealt with swiftly and severely. Plus: Voter activism is essential—and must be activated to get the US Senate to pass four of the most important bills in the US right now. (Call senators at 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121.) Omar...

In this synthetic world where simulation is emulation, where do you find beauty? Where do you find your beauty? Plus: The return of the infamous Jeffrey Toobin to CNN. Omar Moore also takes a look at some news items. June 11, 2021. BRAND NEW: Second item in the new Summer Sensation Series—Greenwood, 1921 at THE POLITICRAT daily podcast online store—buy now! (Designed by Omar) https://bit.ly/3z9Rd4...

On this Thursday episode Omar Moore looks at President Biden’s meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, FBI Director Chris Wray’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, San Francisco and “herd immunity”, and the elephant in the room that is a roaring lion throughout the city of San Francisco and across the planet. June 10, 2021. BRAND NEW: Second item in the new Summer Sensation Ser...

Why is the United States so vulnerable security-wise? And is it by design? How is there so much money for defense but a massive fight over infrastructure? A bipartisan Senate report on security around the January 6, 2021 terrorist attack is the focus of Omar Moore’s postulations. Plus: Rep. Val Demings runs for the U.S. senate in Florida. And: President Biden in England in his first international...

The Republiculters are destroying the United States. What are you going to do about it? Will you watch the country and your life burn away into oblivion? Will you vote? Or will you say asinine things like, “well, politics is boring and all of these politicians are the same?” Omar Moore on the political landscape in the U.S., Republicans, Joe Manchin, Prince, the critical importance of voting in ev...

If you don’t subscribe to the view that democracy never existed in the U.S., do you think democracy thrives in the U.S. or is it on life support and flatlining? Omar Moore explores this and other questions and issues—and presents some introductory remedies and responses. June 7, 2021. BRAND NEW: Second item in the new Summer Sensation Series—Greenwood, 1921 at THE POLITICRAT daily podcast online s...

Policing in the U.S. neither serves nor protects the everyday Black or Brown person, so what systemic purpose are the police really serving? Omar Moore plays audio from the CBS television program “Sunday Morning”, which did a special edition on policing in the U.S. Plus: Joe Manchin, Republican out in the open. And: What is the political prerogative in the U.S.? Also: England football fans and rac...

“Take This Hammer” was a superb documentary (directed by Richard O. Moore) about 1963 San Francisco, Black people and James Baldwin’s visit to the Bay Area city in California during the spring of that year. Released in the U.S. in February 1964 on KQED, a PBS television affiliate in San Francisco, “Take This Hammer” had 15 minutes gutted from its 59-minute length due to KQED board members being af...

Friday is National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the U.S.A. —which means that today is the day to Wear Orange (and wear it throughout the weekend.) Omar Moore on the importance of us getting involved in the fight against proliferating guns and gun violence, and being activists for gun safety and responsible gun ownership. Plus: Exactly one month from now—will you celebrating July 4th? If so, why?...

Omar Moore on the New York City mayoral race. Plus: A.E.A. What does it mean? Find out. And: Dirty Republican Central. June 3, 2021. BRAND NEW: The Fam Series at THE POLITICRAT daily podcast online store—buy now! (Designed by Omar) https://bit.ly/2RyrNwt FREE: SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE BRAND NEW POLITICRAT DAILY PODCAST NEWSLETTER!! Extra content, audio, analysis, exclusive essays for subscribers only,...

Omar Moore on President Biden’s Tulsa speech and the attacks on tennis superstar and multi-grand slam winner Naomi Osaka, who is apparently taking a mental health break from tennis. Features Biden’s speech in full and Osaka’s tweets in full. June 2, 2021. BRAND NEW: The Fam Series at THE POLITICRAT daily podcast online store—buy now! (Designed by Omar) https://bit.ly/2RyrNwt FREE: SUBSCRIBE NOW TO...

100 Years Ago: Tulsa Mass Murder By Whites And State-Sponsored Massacre Of Black People (Pt. 2 of 2) Through various audio clips and commentary Omar Moore explores, examines and commemorates this 100 year mark (June 1, 2021) of the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history, where between 300 and 600 Black people were murdered by rampaging white terrorist mobs in Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahom...

100 Years Ago: Tulsa Mass Murder By Whites And State-Sponsored Massacre Of Black People (Pt. 1 of 2) Through various audio clips and commentary Omar Moore explores, examines and commemorates this 100 year mark (May 31, 2021) of the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history, where between 300 and 600 Black people were murdered by rampaging white terrorist mobs in Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahom...

Stories: The COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens (As People Take Off Their Masks) And Black Women’s Maternity Death Rates Rise In Texas Omar Moore focuses on the worsening COVID-19 pandemic (as some government officials and some other people in the US and UK seem to think that the pandemic has come and gone.) Also: The deepening crisis and emergency of Black women dying in childbirth in the U.S., especially...

In this Saturday episode (May 29, 2021) Omar Moore on a USA that crumbled hundreds of years ago. Also: Why does the US need an empire? And what is “empire” anyway? Plus: What we can do about the political state of affairs right now. Features audio from numerous US politicians you will recognize. May 29, 2021.

Watford Football Club: The Season That Was—Some Laughs With Farzana, BBC Broadcaster And Watford Fan Omar Moore talks to Farzana Chaudry, BBC broadcaster and long-time Watford Football Club fan about Watford’s successful season and promotion to the Premier League in England. Laughs along the way. May 28, 2021. Farzana on Twitter: https://twitter.com/farzana_chaudry BRAND NEW: The Fam Series at THE...

What Makes The U.S. Of A. So Violent? What Makes People In The United States So Violent? This is the question Omar Moore poses and tries to explore. Plus: Karine Jean-Pierre, history maker; Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford is racially abused; New York Knicks basketballer Taj Gibson’s optimism; James Baldwin’s words to heed. May 27, 2021. BRAND NEW: The Fam Series at THE POLITICRAT dail...

A smorgasbord of news, events and notes including Kristen Clarke as the first female attorney to head the US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; vaccine successes in the USA; Dominic Cummings testifies against Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock; and the San Jose, California mass shooting. May 26, 2021. BRAND NEW: The Fam Series at THE POLITICRAT daily podcast online store—buy now! (Designed by...

One year ago today George Floyd was tortured, lynched and murdered by a killer cop Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the intervening 365 days a guilty verdict for Chauvin occurred but there are miles more to go to gain justice for so many other families. In this special episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore looks at George Floyd, who he was, his legacy and what we must do go...

Bob Dylan turns 80 today. Plus: The shooting of Black Lives Matter UK political activist and leader Sasha Johnson in south London. Also: “Thelma & Louise” turns 30 today. Omar Moore on all of these happenings and more. May 24, 2021. BRAND NEW: The Fam Series at THE POLITICRAT daily podcast online store—buy now! (Designed by Omar) https://bit.ly/2RyrNwt FREE: SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE BRAND NEW POLITICR...

What does privacy mean to you? And should our lack of privacy be instead called an intrusion against us? Also: The definition of a great sports weekend. And: The importance of your health and life. Plus: The inspiration of Cynthia Cooper-Dike, a WNBA living legend. May 23, 2021. FREE: SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE BRAND NEW POLITICRAT DAILY PODCAST NEWSLETTER!! Extra content, audio, analysis, exclusive ess...

This week Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot advised that she wanted Black and Brown journalists to interview her for ONE DAY—the second anniversary of Lightfoot’s inauguration as the first Black female and gay mayor of Chicago. The mayor cited the ubiquity of white newsrooms in Chicago (a majority Black and Brown U.S. city) and beyond—and therefore the profound lack of media newsroom diversity. After M...

News of the day that may have gone missing. Omar Moore on this and more, including the BBC debacle and the Royal Family. May 21, 2021. FREE: SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE BRAND NEW POLITICRAT DAILY PODCAST NEWSLETTER!! Extra content, audio, analysis, exclusive essays for subscribers only, plus special offers and discounts on merchandise at The Politicrat Daily Podcast online store. Something new and inform...