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[...]
Posts Tagged ‘liberal hypocrisy’
July 9th, 2016 - 10:47 am § in Misc.
RAISING MY VOICE AGAINST JEWISH ERASURE IN THE ANTI-RACISM MOVEMENT
UW cuts teaching history, philosophy, anthropology, political science, geography, and sociology
Setting aside the lack of publicized enrollment data, the rationale for cutting TA positions is rooted in the university’s market-based, neoliberal budgeting model. Rod Palmquist, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Geography The College of Arts and Sciences is facing a long-term budget shortfall of $1[...]
April 7th, 2016 - 12:13 pm § in Misc.
I am excited by Bernie. Is he for real?
Can Bernie Deliver? I want to tell Bernie that “reality matters.” Bernie Sanders makes me hope that the Dem Party may be able to come back to life as more than an a shell of loyalists who make politics a hobby or careerists who use party work to promote their ascent on the corporate [...]
April 4th, 2016 - 1:20 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: SCOTUS Overturns One Person One Vote
Back when the Constitution was written, only the Southern states had large numbers of slaves. Counting salves as part of the population would greatly increase the South’s political power. The Southern states argued in favor of counting slaves. Northern states disagreed. The delegates compromi[...]
March 25th, 2016 - 8:00 am § in Misc.
AAUP Opposes Excessive Feminism
Dear AAUP Member: Today, the AAUP is releasing an important draft report, The History, Uses, and Abuses of Title IX. We strongly encourage you and your AAUP colleagues to read it and send us your comments. The report was written by a joint subcommittee of Committee A on Academic Freedom and T[...]
March 25th, 2016 - 7:49 am § in Misc.
Gender Politics … because he is a male running against a woman.
(abstracted from Washingtn Post) Rep. The women’s group Emily’s List is committing at least $2.4 million from its super PAC to help Rep. Donna F. Edwards defeat Chris Van Hollen because he is a male.running against a woman. Van Hollen, a leading member of the Democratic leadership in the house[...]
March 25th, 2016 - 1:34 am § in Misc.
Tolerating Rape or Tolerating Hype?
Quotations Out of Context: Professor Unni Wikan on rape from blog Islam in Europe In the debate about rapes by Muslims in Norway, you will often find a quote by a “Norwegian professor” who said that “Norwegian women should adapt”.I myself have referenced this attitude in past[...]
March 9th, 2016 - 10:49 am § in Misc.
Islamophonia: Child brides
In a move that can only ever go down in history as incredibly regressive, a municipality in the Swedish city of Malmo decided to approve underage “child marriage” among refugees.[...]
February 29th, 2016 - 11:00 am § in The Ave Scene
Scandals in Seattle’s Homeless Camps
David Preston added 2 new photos. Seattle’s newest “sanctioned” homeless encampment is about to open. This photo came to me through a neighborhood resident who said: “They are already moving in, right around the corner. The entire community just found out about it last week. [...]
February 8th, 2016 - 9:12 am § in Misc.
Is Bernie Sanders a Hypocrite?
More super PAC money has been spent in express support of Sen. Bernie Sanders than for either of his Democratic rivals, including Hillary Clinton, according to Federal Election Commission records. National Nurses United Move ON Communications Workers of America Postal Workers Union. Read more on DAI[...]