Category: Editorial
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We need to talk about US Indian boarding schools
We need to come together and acknowledge what was done to Native Americans in the name of “civilization.”
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Don’t call yourself antifascist if you support the genocide of Palestinians
Do not waste your time listening to US media on the genocide of Palestinians: they are complicit. You can’t be antifascist and support the colonial genocide of the Palestinian people.
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On My Palestinian Flag, Part 2, Tucson Edition
How about a few moments of joy I’ve experienced in the last few weeks resulting from the Palestinian flag I’ve got on my house? It *is* meaningful, and I’m so thankful I have it up.
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What is even happening to us? Review: Jeff Sharlet, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
What is even happening to us? A review of Jeff Sharlet’s The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. An important book, well researched, judiciously written: this glimpse of reality is disturbing, but it is necessary.
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Finally, the truth: our ‘mental health crisis’ is Climate Grief/Anxiety.
This installment of the New Yorker Radio Hour is *beyond* important: our climate grief and eco-anxiety are real; action is the only remedy.
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Stop Blaming Biden for his Age: Blame him for his Real Problems
Every story I hear about Biden’s bid at re-election focuses on his age—this despite (or because of) real substantive problems.
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Carcinogenic Optimism
A poetic reflection on the stubborn optimism of many (but not all) Boomers, despite the now unavoidable reality we all face.
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Sports and Religion, in Iran and in General: comments on comments made in a recent BBC show on the Protests in Iran
Two thought-provoking comments from an episode of BBC’s “Heart and Soul” on the protests in Iran: girls’ sports and religion from a historian’s perspective.
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Autism/Allism, ADHD, etc: diagnostic labels are damning.
We need better conceptions for how we think of neuroqueer identities.
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Thinking about Capital Punishment with Sophocles’ Antigone
In Sophocles’ Antigone, Kreon does not get off so easy that he gets to die. He has to live with the consequences of his actions, just as every survivor of violent crime has to live with the consequences.
Another Neurodivergent Queer Writes A Blog! 