Category: Social Justice
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The Rona Blues 2.0
New Year, Same Damn Pandemic We might think that COVID19 is destroying the way we live across the globe. Still, the pandemic has not been halted in the name of keeping the economy going. Big Pharma has refused to share the vaccine formula with developing nations to stop the spread. All in the name of…
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Happy New Year, COVID19!
It’s Fucking New Year’s! It’s almost 2022. There are no hoverboards (no, not the ones that blow up!), A.I. robots, or flying cars. Instead, we are entering year three of the COVID19 pandemic. Since this thing started, we’ve lost 800k Americans, and the unofficial death toll may be much higher. We’ve lost millions of people…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Afghans arrive at Croatian border amid violence, freezing weather As people like Ali approach, however, rights workers say the facilities and oversight have not kept pace. There aren’t enough beds to temporarily house asylum seekers, they warn. And migrants testify that they are being turned away — perhaps illegally — in an increasingly violent manner. …
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Random Thoughts on Black Men: Part III
In 2017, I wrote a couple of pieces titled “Random Thoughts on Black Men.” In those articles, I questioned why some brothas fear dogs, why some brothas wear socks with sandals, some brothas feel the need to Hotep, or our colorism towards darker-skinned black women. I’m revisiting these thoughts once again. Today, I will give three random thoughts on…
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The Week in Stories Across the Globe
Afghan central bank moves to stabilise collapsing currency The abrupt withdrawal of foreign aid following the Taliban victory in August has left Afghanistan’s fragile economy on the brink of collapse, with prices for food, fuel and other basic staples rising rapidly out of reach for many. #afghanistan #banking #AfghanistanCrisis Feds bust ‘modern-day slavery’ ring amid new immigration enforcement…
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The Truth About Reverse-Racism
“Black people yelling “racism!” White people yelling “reverse racism!” Chinese people yelling “sideways racism!” And the Indians ain’t yelling shit, ’cause they dead. So everybody bitching about how bad their people got it: nobody got it worse than the American Indian. Everyone needs to calm the fuck down.” – Chris Rock Turn on the Faux News…
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Evolved Man of the Week: Victor Manuel Agosto
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the former Army soldier and peace activist Victor Agosto.…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
Kyle Rittenhouse On Trial: Build A Movement To Defeat the Far-Right The capitalist legal system is never favorable terrain for winning the demands of working people, and this trial is no exception. Before the trial even began, Judge Bruce Schroeder ruled that the protesters Rittenhouse shot cannot be referred to as “victims” and should instead…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Cultural Revolutions If this theory strikes you as ridiculous, it is enough for now to bear in mind that no matter how different you believe China to be from the United States, there are lessons from Ai’s history that are uncomfortably easy to recognize: “If you try to understand your country,” he writes, “it’s enough…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Thousands Of South Korean Union Members Donned ‘Squid Game’ Costumes To Protest Working Conditions As Squid Game continues to be a record-breaking international phenomenon, the Netflix series‘ anti-capitalist messaging is spurring real-world action thanks to a recent protest in South Korea. According to reports, over 27,000 people took to the streets in Seoul, where members of the South Korean…
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