I AM WOKE: WHY I AM FINALLY RAISING MY VOICE AGAINST JEWISH ERASURE IN THE ANTI-RACISM MOVEMENT Should the values of anti-oppression apply to Jews? By Carly Pildis I am blessed to live in an incredibly happy home. A home where we fry latkes, make jollof rice, and spend a lot of time laughing. I [&he[...]
Archive for July, 2016
July 9th, 2016 - 10:47 am § in Misc.
RAISING MY VOICE AGAINST JEWISH ERASURE IN THE ANTI-RACISM MOVEMENT
July 9th, 2016 - 10:45 am § in Politics
Cheap talk
“With the Republican National Convention less than two weeks away, moderate Republicans are drafting an amendment that would soften the GOP’s official position on gays and lesbians, CBS News has learned.” (Read story here.) Photo: Quicken Arena, site of Republican National Convention, July 18-[...]
July 9th, 2016 - 10:04 am § in Misc.
FACEBOOK ON RACE
DEREK WHITAKER: You know I love to talk science. Today I’d like to talk about the Human race, specifically about the color of your skin, eyes, and hair. You see, we are all a variant of the hominid species known as Homo sapiens which evolved over the last 150,000 years in different geographi[...]
July 9th, 2016 - 8:40 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: Where Was This 737 Rival Built?
A. Canada B. Russia C. South Carolina D. Japan E. Brazil [...]
Imperial China
China warns US on sovereignty ahead of South China Sea ruling – Xinhua Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative image of the centre portion of the Subi Reef runway. WASHINGTON (Reuters) : China’s foreign minister spoke with U.S. Secretar[...]
July 8th, 2016 - 11:28 am § in Misc.
David Brewster: When The Opera Costs Too Much
David Brewster That magnificent opera house in Oslo, sloping down to the water, is in financial trouble. The saga illustrates again the peril of smashing architecture for cultural institutions: high costs, dominated by tourists, swollen staffs. Financial drama grips the Opera Playing out behind the [...]
[...] July 8th, 2016 - 7:44 am § in Misc.
Conservative initiatives fail to reach Washington ballot
Hallelujah! For the first time in decades, Washington voters won’t see rightwing initiatives on their ballots this fall. Is their vaunted initiative machinery falling apart? It appears so. Tim Eyman conceded he failed to qualify anything for this year’s ballot, and backers of an anti-tra[...]