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  • Getting Untied Is A Mistake

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    4 min read

    Some recent memes have left me wondering: Are certain leaders consciously uncoupling from some of our core beliefs that motivate our activism in the first place? For example, it seems to me that it would be much better if the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) community fights for all of the objectives of the…

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  • Counting on what is good

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    6 min read

    By everyone’s estimation, last week was bad, in fact we are having many bad weeks piling up for sometime now. But, these horrible events distract us from all the good that is emerging at the same time. It’s not Pollyanna-like to see that this cauldron of world-wide strife is now bubbling over for all to…

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  • Taking exception to the concept of ‘American exceptionalism’

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    2 min read

    (También en Español) News of Note: Taking exception to the concept of ‘American exceptionalism’ “It’s a curious thing how the notion of American exceptionalism has been twisted and turned into a bludgeon, not only to assert American superiority but also to employ as a test of allegiance. The Republican presidential candidates have wielded the concept…

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