At the heart of any civilization you will find their society’s calendar. All life is lived in reference to those twelve magical months collectively know as the Gregorian calendar. At least that’s the case for most of us. The funny … Continued
Reborn in San Antonio, TX
I am told that as of Monday, May 11th I am now officially a community organizer. In light of this REBIRTH, I choose to step forward and represent myself in this new world. Thus, I am excited to join the … Continued
International
Fueled by Racism, Opposition to Immigrants is Spanning the Globe
Steeped in fear and contempt and fueled by racism, fierce opposition to migrants, immigrants, and refugees is growing across the globe, and is likely to worsen as economic/political turmoil and environmental degradation uproots sectors of people. Greece has taken dramatic … Continued
Social Networking: A Place for Hate?
by Nora Flanagan In 2000, HBO produced a documentary chronicling the capitalization of the internet’s exponential growth by hate groups in America. Hate.com, narrated by Southern Poverty Law Center founder Morris Dees, exposed hate groups’ online efforts to the wide … Continued
Politics
Moscow: Where’s the Democracy?
In an almost inconceivable blow to civil and human rights, riot police violently broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday. In doing so, President Medvedev, Prime Minister Putin and Mayor Luzhkov confirmed the worst suspicions about Russian … Continued
Ohio’s Not-Exactly-Arbitrary Death Penalty
By Andrew Grant-Thomas This past Saturday I hosted a panel called “Perspectives on Ohio’s Death Penalty” at The Ohio State University. Here’re some takeaways. Don’t kill a white person, don’t kill a woman, and definitely, absolutely don’t kill a white … Continued
Is Stupid the New Smart?
by Amy Spicer As I channel surfed the other night I was once again visually assaulted with mind numbingly bad “reality” shows. But I had to take pause when coming across one particularly vile show. Take a female group of … Continued
Immigration
The Immigrant Woman Story
Women as immigrants are just beginning to be recognized, but that hasn’t lessened the dual hardships of womanhood and immigration. Whether it be through detention, poverty, domestic abuse, or discrimination; the challenges many American women face are compounded for immigrant … Continued
Health
New Study Finds Link Between Racism and Mental Health Problems
A recently published study in the May edition of the American Journal of Public Health, has found that children who are the victims of racism are more likely to develop mental health problems as adults. The study examined over 5000 … Continued
Politics
Another Story from New Haven: Project Restart
By Andrew Grant-Thomas Some readers will know about Ricci v. DeStefano, a case filed by white firefighters in New Haven, CT, my home town, after the City invalidated the results of a test that would have promoted 15 whites, one … Continued