The attempted murder of two 12-year-old girls walking home from the store in a North Carolina town.
Social Justice
The Key Component to the Continued Existence of Racism Is Denial
Racism never went away; it merely mutates, changing form to meet the current times.
Racism never went away; it merely mutates, changing form to meet the current times.
Can We End Disability Concentration Camps?
Could there be a more hideous nightmare vision for any parent of a child with disabilities?
Could there be a more hideous nightmare vision for any parent of a child with disabilities?
The Dark History of the Roosevelt Memorial
I’d always liked Theodore Roosevelt. But this statue, where he seemed to assert his superior status over fellow human beings, made me wary.
I’d always liked Theodore Roosevelt. But this statue, where he seemed to assert his superior status over fellow human beings, made me wary.
Why Both Conservative and Liberal Indonesians Must Support Bill Against Sexual Violence
Societies often perceive liberal ideas and Islam as being at opposite ends of a spectrum and that the differences between the two contribute to a clash of civilisations. One aspect of this clash involves religions.
Societies often perceive liberal ideas and Islam as being at opposite ends of a spectrum and that the differences between the two contribute to a clash of civilisations. One aspect of this clash involves religions.
An Honest Essay About White Privilege: Take 2
White people were objectively wrong to believe that the white race is the superior race. And there is nothing controversial or shameful about that.
White people were objectively wrong to believe that the white race is the superior race. And there is nothing controversial or shameful about that.
History Is a Choice We Make
Our national statues were designed as worship altars for the taking of patriotic communion.
Our national statues were designed as worship altars for the taking of patriotic communion.
A Slow Wave of Realization Changes Everything
The many disparate threads of our great unraveling are being found, and carefully gathered together. Will our social fabric be repaired?
The many disparate threads of our great unraveling are being found, and carefully gathered together. Will our social fabric be repaired?
We Need To Talk About Racial Disparities in Court and the “Justice” System
Black people are more likely to be found guilty for no reason.
Black people are more likely to be found guilty for no reason.
21st Century Terrorism: Nothing New?
The media’s response to the November 13, 2015 attacks was similar, in some ways, to that of the 9/11 ones. Nonetheless, the development and expansion of the social networks since then also contributed to further sensationalizing the event.
The media’s response to the November 13 attacks was similar, in some ways, to that of the 9/11 ones. Nonetheless, the development and expansion of the social networks since then also contributed to further sensationalizing the event.
How to Make Water Issues Matter to World Leaders
An analysis of the last 50 years would indicate that except for lee kuan yew, singapore’s prime minister from 1959 to 1990, no other leaders of any other country have shown sustained interest in water in normal times.
An analysis of the last 50 years would indicate that except for lee kuan yew, singapore’s prime minister from 1959 to 1990, no other leaders of any other country have shown sustained interest in water in normal times.
Who Sent in the Clowns?
How do the manifestly unfit become leaders?
How do the manifestly unfit become leaders?
Black Women’s Lives Matter: The Breonna Taylor Murder
While much of the focus is on Black men, we seem to forget that Black woman have borne the brunt of these assaults.
While much of the focus is on Black men, we seem to forget that Black woman have borne the brunt of these assaults.
Pandemic Time
Replacing a future we dread with a present we can handle.
Replacing a future we dread with a present we can handle.
A Lack of Empathy: How White Evangelicals Have Failed Jesus
As followers of Jesus, we need to cultivate the kind of moral imagination that allows us to do what psychologists call “perspective taking.”
As followers of Jesus, we need to cultivate the kind of moral imagination that allows us to do what psychologists call “perspective taking.”
QAnon Adds Yet Another Bogus Conspiracy Theory
Though the FBI brands QAnon as a domestic terrorism threat, Donald Trump obviously cares not about the dangers posed by this movement.
Though the FBI brands QAnon as a domestic terrorism threat, Donald Trump obviously cares not about the dangers posed by this movement.