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Category Archives: Social Justice
It just got real
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” by George Orwell Just when you think it’s ok to call your Nana in Boise, word on the street is that The Man™ is monitoring the … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Americans, Austerity, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, George Orwell, Human rights, NPR, NSA, Politics, Verizon, Writing
48 Comments
A sharp dressed man
I recently read an article from a prolific writer who reflected on the sycophantic reactions that the wearing of the military uniform in public engenders. The writer said he witnessed numerous people on the airline he was traveling go out of … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Austerity, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, Dissent, Freedom, Human rights, Military uniform, Writing
30 Comments
A tipping point
I am beginning to see why journalists who cover politics never have to worry about having enough material. This week, yet another scandal has rocked the teflon don as it was revealed that the Department of Justice has been creeping … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Associated Press, Civil rights, Culture, Efraín Ríos Montt, genocide, Guatemala, Human rights, Journalism, Language
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By any other name
“Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…” by Paulo Freire As April showers give way to May flowers in the land of genetically modified milk and honey bees, I find myself looking out the window of my … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Adoption, Civil rights, Colonialism, Cultural competence, Discrimination, Education, Human rights, Identity, Indigenous, Language, Naming, Vietnamese
28 Comments
Deus ex machina
“Clichés, stock phrases, adherence to conventional, standardized codes of expression and conduct have the socially recognized function of protecting us against reality.” by Hannah Arendt As Chechnyans this week looked out their windows and shushed their children to listen for … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Austerity, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, Drones, Human rights, Language, Lynne Stewart, Myths, Palestinians, Writing
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Its harder not to
“Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.” by Frederick Douglass Just when it looked like we were going to have to talk all week about such bland things like Medicare and Social Security (yawn) and how … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Austerity, Civil rights, Commentary, Corporate media, Culture, Freedom, Human rights, Indignadas, Language, Sister Teresa Forcades, Spain, Venezuela, Writing
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The only light we’ll see
It’s been one of those weeks…death in any language and under any flag is irrevocable. Our spirits should mourn and our hearts bend in compassion, no matter what tribe those who have been killed and maimed pledge their allegiance to. … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Ben E. King, Civil rights, Culture, Freedom, Gospel, Human rights, Montreux Jazz Festival, Music, Peace
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Caught in the hustle
“And who’d think in elementary? I’d see the penitentiary, I wish I could take the pain away if you can make it through the night there’s a brighter day.” by Tupac Shakur When I was a kid, maybe eleven or … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, Education, Freedom, Human rights, Prisons, School-to-prison pipeline, Schools, Teachers, Vietnamese American, Writing
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Breaking News
Surely, there’s not much I can add to the practically nonstop nonexistent coverage of the Bradley Manning trial in Fort Meade, MD, by the major media outlets. I usually do not post much during the week but there is breaking news, both good … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Bradley Manning, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, Freedom, Human rights, Iraq war, Kafka, Political, The trial, Whistleblower, Wikileaks
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A bug eat bug world
Hopper: “Now let me tell you how things are supposed to work… The sun grows the food, the ants pick the food, the grasshoppers eat the food.“ I had the privilege of reading an insightful post this past week from a … Continue reading →