Religious apologists like Dr. Ecklund fail to understand that the problem is not intolerance of faith. In my experience, even though most of my colleagues are likely atheists, those that are religious … Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Mormon mix perfectly well. The problem on cam[...]
Posts Tagged ‘American Diversity’
Is MIT Moral in Accepting Largesse from David Koch?
from Fire Dog Lake: NYT Gives Us David Koch, Public Benefactor By: Scarecrow Monday January 10, 2011 8:58 am Promoted on: Saturday March 5, 2011 10:33 am John D. Rockefeller The New York Times’ Michael Cooper gives us a fawning tribute to billionaire David Koch, he of the infamous Koch Brothers an[...]
March 5th, 2011 - 10:58 am § in Uncategorized
AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
**FRI – THURS MARCH 11-18, weekend showtimes 10:15 am, 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30, 11:45 pm, at the AMC Southcenter, 3600 Southcenter Mall Tukwila; The LANGSTON HUGHES AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL in a new collaborative venture called AFFRM- the African American Film Festival Releasing Movem[...]
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:28 pm § in Politics
Is Thomas’s Failure to Disclose Ties to Koch, Reason for Impeachment?
from Robert Reich’s Blog Justice Clarence Thomas, in a speech last weekend to the Federalist Society, accused his critics of “undermining” the legitimacy of the Supreme Court – politicizing it in ways that jeopardize the Court’s credibility in the eyes of the public. He warned: You are[...]
March 3rd, 2011 - 7:25 am § in Schools & Colleges
Free Speech Win in US Supreme Court 8:1
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount anti-gay protests outside military funerals, despite the pain they cause grieving families. Ed. This is a central ruling for those of us devoted to the Frirst Amendment. While[...]
People of Color: Two Harvard POC Speak Out
from The Crimson: To the editor: As two women of color who frequently reflect on race at Harvard, we were excited to see the recent Fifteen Minutes magazine scrutiny “Raceless Like Me,” by Zoe A.Y. Weinberg ’13. However, while we appreciate Weinberg’s opening up of a dialogue on race, we a[...]
Do We Want to Be Greece?
Paul Ryan says the US could become Greece! Paul Ryan, (R, Minn) gave the Republican response to Obama last night. The Congressman is said to be the best and brightest of the new right. Perhaps so, but his speech was irrational. Rather than focusing on any strategy for economic recovery, or eve[...]
January 21st, 2011 - 9:30 pm § in UW
When Schools Become Charities
Excerpted from Johann Neem at United Faculty of Washington According to … Governor (Gregoire)’s logic, …parents who no longer have kids in school, adults without children, and parents who can send their children to private schools do not have to share the burden. But if the benefits ar[...]
Cuba: Out of Herem
Herem (H pronounced like the hard H in Hannukah, or the ch in German ich) is the term when the Jewish community shuns someone as a nin member) from Miami Herald: Obama to ease travel restrictions to Cuba, allow more U.S. cash to island Passengers wait in line to check in as they prepare to […[...]