Category Humanity

These books, listed in no particular order, will help you learn about the experiences of disabled people and how they are challenging ableism. There are no links if you click on any of these books. To purchase, consider alternatives to Amazon and Audible.…

The Barbie movie shows us why conservatives are freaking out about it. The movie is an intense social commentary with a very pointed message. It’s the same message that conservatives freak out about. The message is that people are worth…

Many foster kids who age out of the system have very little to their name. They may have no savings, no belongings, and no support system. This is because they have often been moved from home to home and have…

What is the evidence that communism is a better form of government than what we currently have? Communism is a threat to capitalism. We live in a capitalist, imperialist society. Capitalism and Imperialism Capitalism is an economic system based on…

Americans should lean into cultural revolution messiness because this is how it goes. We believe we’re living in some sort of exceptional country, and we’re exceptional human beings. Not bound by the laws of human nature and how political change…

America’s mental health crisis is important. No matter the color of their skin, their zip code, or their party, Americans are worried about this a lot, and for good reason. We all know it’s a huge problem. And it’s really…

Here’s a transcript of U.S. House of Representative Jamaal Bowman on Immigration, and love your neighbor and each other. May 2023. Yes, we do have a crisis at the border. But the crisis is not the immigrants who are coming…

In his book, Assholes: A Theory, Aaron James’ describes when someone is an asshole. We have a certain set of rules, norms, and principles that apply to everyone. But an asshole somehow figures out a way to not apply them…

A lot of European Americans are laboring under the delusion that we have the American white people to thank for inventions. The patent system is how white people colonize intellectual property. The cell phone I have came from China. Finnish…

James Baldwin is one of the most shrewd analysts of the American psyche and subconscious of all time. And so this quote of his is relevant today. “The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to…