Roger Waters at the Newport Folk Festival 2015. Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 Fame and fortune are often corrupting forces, ones that beget power and comfort. To stand with the afflicted requires sacrificing this privilege and few embody that sacrifice more profoundly...
The United States Institute of Peace Headquarters – CC BY-SA 3.0 Just when you think you’ve won against Donald Trump, just when you think the courts are on your side, he finds ways to place incompetent cronies in important positions. The battle surrounding the...
William Blake, Preface to Milton, a Prophesy, “Jerusalem,” c. 1811. British Library. The way to Bradford It’s unusual to receive a lecture invitation in which the title as well as the subject is given in advance. But I was glad to be invited by the Bradford Literary...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair A coalition of cross-regional states met in Bogotá, Colombia in mid-July to discuss measures to disrupt Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. The subsequent commitments by some of those governments to end all material support to Israel...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Moral injury is the social, psychological, and spiritual harm that arises from a betrayal of one’s core values, such as justice, fairness, and loyalty. “Moral Injury” – Psychology Today, emphasis added. I became interested in the term...
Screenshot from YouTube For many years, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) has harbored at least two dozen members of the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and other white supremacist and fascist groups. The scandal, well-documented in the local media and official city...
Roger Waters at the Newport Folk Festival 2015. Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 Fame and fortune are often corrupting forces, ones that beget power and comfort. To stand with the afflicted requires sacrificing this privilege and few embody that sacrifice more profoundly...
The United States Institute of Peace Headquarters – CC BY-SA 3.0 Just when you think you’ve won against Donald Trump, just when you think the courts are on your side, he finds ways to place incompetent cronies in important positions. The battle surrounding the...
William Blake, Preface to Milton, a Prophesy, “Jerusalem,” c. 1811. British Library. The way to Bradford It’s unusual to receive a lecture invitation in which the title as well as the subject is given in advance. But I was glad to be invited by the Bradford Literary...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair A coalition of cross-regional states met in Bogotá, Colombia in mid-July to discuss measures to disrupt Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. The subsequent commitments by some of those governments to end all material support to Israel...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Moral injury is the social, psychological, and spiritual harm that arises from a betrayal of one’s core values, such as justice, fairness, and loyalty. “Moral Injury” – Psychology Today, emphasis added. I became interested in the term...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair A coalition of cross-regional states met in Bogotá, Colombia in mid-July to discuss measures to disrupt Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. The subsequent commitments by some of those governments to end all material support to Israel...