"Jizo is an important bodhisattva, an incarnation of the Buddha that has voluntarily renounced Enlightenment in order to guide lesser beings through the realms of creation. Jizo is thought to take particular pity on the souls of dead … [Read more...]
Colonel Sanders or Dr. King?
He includes the important observation that there is a growing recognition that state-sponsored casino gambling is incompatible with constitutional democracy itself. This argument is being championed by eminent historian of the civil … [Read more...]
The Times They Are A-Changin’: Establishment Democrats Fall
After Republicans failed with their anti-migrant rhetoric in Virginia, the powers that be have begun to sing a different tune. Duke at Migra Matters was the first to pick up on how the tone has changed. This is a Washington Post … [Read more...]
‘Pro-Legal Immigrant’ and Ignorant
The previous lesson dealt with how anti-migrant advocates divorce the law from justice. Migrant suffering cannot be justified simply because they "broke the law". The law is supposed to serve justice. Even more ridiculous, … [Read more...]
A Tribute to MLK and Today’s Nameless Advocates for Equality
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 78 today. Below is the complete I Have a Dream speech, given August 28, 1963 at The March on Washington (You can read it here.).</objecth/t Pam … [Read more...]
Moyers video: The Plantation Mentality in American Media Today
The full remarks can be accessed at the above link, the Moyers video is on the front page there in QT if you need it. The direct YouTube links to the speech are re-printed here:Bill Moyers at NCMR 2007 -- PART 1 (32:20)Bill Moyers at NCMR … [Read more...]