Category: Activism
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This blog post is not about Common Core (chorus: Thank God!)
I’m so over everyone talking about, debating about, whining about Common Core. Don’t worry, like I said, that is NOT what this blog post is about. Common Core is a detail. A scapegoat in the never-ending saga of debates over education. I want to go bigger. I want to talk about healthcare. And education. Together…
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Meditation in schools: a holy grail or a serpent?
I only started to really practice meditation just a few weeks ago, though I consider my yoga practice to be a type of meditation in and of itself. From everything I’ve read about meditation (and personally experienced), it is a highly effective, relatively easily implemented strategy for reducing stress, improving health, and relieving depression and anxiety. Basically,…
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#shutdownthefuckbarrel
If you have not been watching Last Week Tonight, you are making a mistake. On this past show, John Oliver tackled the issue of imprisoning people for not paying their parking/speeding tickets. If my post on the privatization of American prisons had you intrigued and/or furious, you should definitely check out this clip. Basically, the…
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Are We Suckers? The argument against for-profit prisons.
Big money means big time lobbying efforts which of course, leads to more big money for the corporations. We shouldn’t be shocked that America has the largest prison population in the world. And guess who pays for it? No wonder we don’t have any room in our budget for simple things like education.
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Protecting our attackers (why I never said anything)
While I wish that we didn’t have to have these conversations, I am so glad that this past year has seen a flurry of talk about sexual assault. Each person that speaks out gives confidence and affirmation to others who have stayed silent. And every day, we see more and more people coming out and saying…
Trynia Kaufman 