The biggest lies hide right out in the open. They are so pervasive that we simply do not have eyes to see them. Our brains are hardwired for novelty and difference — so we filter out common things like the nose that is always in our line of sight. No one has to...
Donald Trump is not a leader or a presidential candidate. He is an outcome, a viral manifestation of a serious malignant illness. He is the mirror of our emptiness, the emptying out that has been happening to our country for a very long time. He is an outcome of a...
The idea of a basic income for every person has been popping up regularly in recent years. Economists, think tanks, activists and politicians from different stripes have toyed with the idea of governments giving every citizen or resident a minimum income off which to...
Words. I’ve saved few and spent many. Baiting minds with a frustrated tongue. Speaking from a pulpit of privilege. Self-absorbed, indulgent responsibility. Mattering to no one. Each word a pill, a placebo; Anything to stem the ceaseless flow; Of despair...
Some of the most confrontational contemporary #disability #politics seem closely related to a range of #queer activisms from the past few decades. Of course, many self-identified “crips”—a term increasingly embraced across the spectrum of disability, not solely by...
