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The pain is cyclical.
There is a reason why the kyriarchical apparatus recycles the same dualistic tropes. Black bad, White good. Fat bad, Thin good. Woman bad, Man good. Non-Citizen bad, Citizen good. It uses these...
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US/NATO Military Invasion of Libya
*I am welcoming links from non-US-based commentators, if anyone would like to add them Wanted: An Anti-War Movement Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis...
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Action for Troy Davis
Clemency denied for Troy Davis. Contact Chatham County’s District Attorney’s office NOW: Telephone: 912-652-7308, 404-656-5651. Fax: 912-652-7328, (912) 447-5396. Tell them to withdraw the death...
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accountability process disaster
So…I’m really not liking how often the first response after I talk about my experiences is that my abuser “needs support”. How does that center the survivor? How does that break entrenched gender norms...
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a letter to a Black child
I want you to be your best self. Whatever that means for you, I want you to be your best self. I want your wit. I want your curiosity. I want your cynicism. I want your quirkiness. I want your...
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self-care is one hell of a drug.
and i am high on it right now. the dangerous thing about caring for yourself is spotting the evidence of neglect over time. learning where your sore spots are. finding ways to heal them. it’s like...
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NATO Airstrike …
NATO Airstrike Kills Six Afghan Children, Parents http://news.antiwar.com/2012/05/27/nato-airstrike-kills-six-afghan-children-parents/ Afghan Govt. Announces Probe After Family Slain in Attack by Jason...
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When I do write…
I’ve not written much on the internet lately; but since I have been spending way too much time watching television, I created a pop culture blog called Dirty Pop. I intended it as a repository for my...
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On Shame, Fitness Consciousness, and What Fat Friendliness Means
In the quest to achieve physical fitness, being fat is not the enemy. Exercise and eating well-balanced meals help people achieve a healthy lifestyle. Some meals provide more nutrients and health...
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Food Stamp Weekly Marathons and Poverty Tourism (I Don’t Get It)
So, I like Newark’s mayor Cory Booker. He does genuinely good things. Bringing pizzas to folks, linking his citizens to resources, rushing into burning buildings like he’s made of asbestos… That’s...
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reasons why the left shoots itself in the foot
the left actually believes in a cacophony of voices designed to enrich debate. so centralizing a voice for a long-term cause is often daunting. short-term causes can get places across divisions but...
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