While on a short run, I was listening to the audiobook version of Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctine“, and suddenly, the reader said, “You have now reached the end of the … Continue reading Together, We Rise – Some Thoughts on The Shock Doctrine
You are Mighty
You are mighty. – http://wp.me/p7T3C5-BV
Wonderful and inspirational words from my sister. In times of conflict, we need to look inside ourselves and push the despair aside, and find a way to act. To resist, in whatever small or large ways, the hate we see around us.
To paraphrase Dante, we are but tiny sparks, but from a tiny spark may burst a mighty flame.
Let us find that spark inside, spread it, and build a truly mighty flame of justice, love, and change.
Are We Living in a ‘Post-Factual’ or ‘Post-Truth’ World?
During my commute yesterday morning, I listened to the audio of the Shorenstein Center’s 2016 Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics, and it made me really think about this idea … Continue reading Are We Living in a ‘Post-Factual’ or ‘Post-Truth’ World?
The Uses of Patriotism — Discover
“If there’s something contradictory about being a white supremacist and loving America, the people who chanted U-S-A while Donald Trump insulted Muslims and Mexicans haven’t gotten that memo.”
This blog truly needs no introduction. Please read it – and read it all – and let us work to make the America that Langston Hughes, King, and all who are living today need it to be.
A Day for Thanks
In light of the terrible things that are happening in the world, many (but not all) in the U.S. are lucky. We are able to take a step away from … Continue reading A Day for Thanks
Choosing Hope
These are angry times. These are hate-filled times. They are perilous and rocky, but none of this is new to us or our generation. History is doomed to repeat itself, … Continue reading Choosing Hope
Words that Echo – God is in this Place
I feel this poem needs no further introduction, but I can say that there were tears in my eyes at the very last line. I stand with Standing Rock.
“God is in this place” – http://wp.me/p1kMtx-6GB
Wake Up, White Liberals.
Oh, for the love of god, to all the white liberals who with one breath criticized BlackLivesMatter, then Ferguson, and the “I Can’t Breathe” movement, and who are *now* crying … Continue reading Wake Up, White Liberals.
Rhetorical Violence and Implied Violence in Modern Politics
Even as the polls are closing and the grim results are pouring in, I am feeling a deep sense of relief that this is almost over. I am tired of … Continue reading Rhetorical Violence and Implied Violence in Modern Politics
TL;DR – Our Addiction to Palatable “Information” at the Expense of Being Informed
This election has been grim. Beyond grim. Depressing. Disheartening. Maddening. Shocking. Numbing. And, in some ways, enlightening. Facebook, once a place of solace and friendliness, no longer provides respite. It, somewhere along the way, became a … Continue reading TL;DR – Our Addiction to Palatable “Information” at the Expense of Being Informed
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