Suckling at the Teat of Racism
As a kid growing up in a rural NYS town just outside of NYC, my classroom, school, church and neighborhood were pretty much a sea of white faces. At the…
Princess and the Pee.
The other morning after another night of tossing and turning (too hot, too sore, too worried, need to pee, thirsty, is the wood-stove O.K. etc), I got to thinking about the…
Cult of the Dangerous Childhood
Insurance underwriters are merely the high priests of what has become our new American religion: the Cult of Kiddie Danger. It is founded on the unshakable belief that our kids…
White Privilege and Ferguson
White rage recurs in American history. It exploded after the Civil War, erupted again to undermine the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision and took on its latest…
Problem As I See It: vol 300
A note of encouragement for all who are working for justice and peace in the world.