Today, about 20 minutes down the street from me, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is on Day 6 of its 2014 Annual Council meeting. The group reconvened for the afternoon session at 2 p.m. Eastern. The Annual Council meeting convenes church administrators from around the world each October to present progress reports on their […]
Reader Review 10
Fewer than 36 hours before the People’s Climate March in NYC! But between that and the Scottish independence referendum (#indyref), there’s a lot of good writing to look over. Let this week’s long and short reads help you catch up. Watch Disruption and inform yourself, but leave the fear behind Climate Stew: Disruption Film and Review […]
From the Kansas State Constitution
Sec. 1 – Equal rights All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Sec. 2 – Political power; privileges All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and are instituted for their equal protection […]
Intelligence Wars: A Conversation with Dr. Lowell Christy
The People have power and we can tap into that again. —Lowell Christy Last July, as the media reported on Edward Snowden, the NSA, and surveillance through phone and internet service companies like Verizon, Google, and Microsoft, I spoke with Dr. Lowell Christy about his research on the American Revolution and the logic of 21st […]
Media: Trailers and Tribalism
Trailers These films are due out this year: Anita, a documentary about Anita Hill and her “trial” as a sexual harassment witness during Clarence Thomas’ nomination to SCOTUS in 1994. I have some memories of this period, memories shaped by the 1990s writing boom, narratives about Black American women and their nation, and publications like Ebony and […]
Privacy and anti-LGBTI Legislation
Throughout history most women have had little privacy. Since autonomy and liberty—as well as certain kinds of creativity and self-expression—are almost impossible without it, establishing its place in a woman’s life is a primary task of any bid for equality. —Janna Malamud Smith, Private Matters In the last few weeks we’ve been hearing about laws […]
