The Atlanta case of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston received a lot of press - she was killed by police when they illegally entered her home, which led to a big cover up by the cops. The Agitator had the best headline about the cops’ trial, which just came to a close:
Tearful Atlanta Cops Express Remorse for [...]
This headline seemed exciting to me: Mobile Phones to Serve as Doctors in Developing Countries. I imagine people without access to doctors being able to call one up and get ideas for treatment that they can do themselves.
The article mentions several ways cell phones are being used to facilitate heath care goals in countries where [...]
(Edit: This post was written when this blog was in its previous incarnation, named Holding the Empty.)
I like to post little items on the weekend that don’t take much thinking to write. Here’s a new little idea for a weekend feature: Through Sitemeter, I can see how people ended up on my blog. A lot [...]
What we say matters. Say what you mean and mean what you say!
On the schedule for today - “Have To”
How often do you say that you “have to” do something? You have to go to work. You have to pay the bills. You have to call your mother. You have to clean the house. We [...]
I recently ran across an article from the Washington Post on female circumcision amongst Kurds in Iraq. Female circumcision is also called female genital mutilation (FGM) and female genital cutting (FGC) and is categorized by the details of different practices into Type I, II, III, and IV.
I know what I’m “supposed” to feel when I [...]
Over the last two days, I started and finished reading Derrick Jensen’s Endgame, Vol. 2: Resistance. I wrote previously about reading Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization, and now I’m back for more.
Prior to picking up either of these books, I was already convinced. Jensen says “Civilization is not and can never be sustainable…” and [...]
My outrage and disgust are hard to place into words. I went to the movie theater tonight and prior to the show I was assaulted with this piece of absolute garbage, courtesy of your tax money:
For those of you who can’t view the video, never fear, I’m about to explain it to you in full, [...]
