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Hidden Epidemic: Why One Group of Americans is Raped Without Justice

December 13, 2012 By Lauren Chief Elk 6 Comments

Lauren Chief Elk speaks of the brutal sexual violence crushing Native American communities

Filed Under: Featured Content, Social Justice Tagged With: Britta Guerrero, colonialism, Decolonizing Rape Law: A Native Feminist Synthesis of Safety and Sovereignty, Fort Belknap, Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, human rights, Indigenous Issues, Jessica Danforth, Lauren Chief Elk, Lisa Poupart, Native American Health Center, Native American women, Native Youth Sexual Health Network, Oliphant vs. Squamish Indian Tribe, rape in native american communities, rights in native communities, Sarah Deer, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, sexual assault, sexual violence, social justice, tribal communities, U.S. Department of Justice, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Violence Against Women Act, war on women, women under siege

Jamaican Gentlemen

October 17, 2012 By Geoffrey Philp Leave a Comment

For a revolutionary generation of young Jamaican men, the strong and available role models looked like the enemy.

Filed Under: Historical Perspectives on Goodness, Mentoring and Volunteering, The Good Life Tagged With: Anthony C. Winkler, astronomy, British literature, colonialism, Dennis Scott, English, gentlemen, guidance, guiding star, jamaica, Jamaica College, Jamaican writers, Jamaice School of Drama, James Carnegie, manhood, masculinity, Melvyn Smith, mentorship, Mervyn Morris, Morning Star, navigation, Ralph Thompson, role models, Stereotypes, venus

It’s All Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating …

August 9, 2012 By Seán Flynn 8 Comments

Seán Flynn on the end of American Empire, and how the internet is more like the Catholic Church than you imagined.

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Historical Perspectives on Goodness, The Good Life Tagged With: America, architecture, assassin's creed, British Empire, Catholic Church, classicism, colonialism, commerce, conflict, dark ages, economy, Europe, Fall of Rome, finance, free market, global economy, global trade, gothic, Great Britain, Great Depression, Great War, Hedley Bull, Hong Kong, imperialism, industry, information, international relations, internet, London, Louisiana State, market crash, medievalism, mercenaries, Middle Ages, neo-medievalism, New York, Pax Americana, Pax Romana, private military, Roman Empire, romance, Singapore, Technology, The Grapes of Wrath, Travels in Hyperreality, Umberto Eco, United States, Video Games, Wall Street, Walt Disney, Western civilization, world history, World War I

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Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.