I wrote this a while ago (I think 2009 or 2010), just found it. Figured I might as well put it out there into the interwebs discourse: The race debate. “Does racism exist anymore?” has been a popular question in the media since Barack Obama ran for president. While many people claim that we… [Read more…]
September 14, 2011
Short History (2) — Feministe. I’ve been waiting for this post! My brain is in love. Check out the breakdown of these ideas… or even.. just think about them. Read. Ponder. I’m stoked: So why does any of this matter? Well, if capitalism is a system of distribution that normalizes the idea that some have more… [Read more…]
September 12, 2011
Read this and find out. A short history (1) — Feministe: I’m going to get in specific details of the 1940s Detroit (the Arsenal of Democracy) era in my next post. Because 1940s Detroit is the reason that we should all care about what is going on in Detroit right now–and I would argue that it’s the… [Read more…]
August 31, 2011
*Update: As a general rule, I Don’t advocate for anyone to run around calling people racists.. I don’t think that will solve anything (even if it’s true). I think it makes much more sense to understand and address the issue in all of its complexities. article: Whites Deny Racism Continues to Exist | LA Progressive. This… [Read more…]
June 7, 2011
Well first, California upholds the rights of undocumented citizens: The court rejected without comment an appeal brought by out-of-state students who said it is unfair that they — as U.S. citizens — have to pay as much as $20,000 more than illegal immigrants to study at the state’s colleges and universities. Lawyers for a conservative… [Read more…]
March 29, 2011
White supremacy is rearing it’s ugly head in an unusually blatant way. An extremist within the tea party (hard to imagine, i know) says white people are going extinct, and we should be concerned: In recent months, for instance, he’s called for voting rights to be granted only to people who own property, and stated that he… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012
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