Human rights certainly do not always need to be at odds with animal rights – and definitely not in this case. Continue reading »
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Author Archives: Makini Brice
Apparently, Google Thinks ‘Gayest’ Is a Synonym for ‘Worst’
Apparently, there is still a significant portion of people who use Google and equate “gayest” with “worst”. Continue reading »
Will Venezuela’s Ambitious New Labor Law Work, or Does It Aim at the Wrong Targets?
Just weeks after President Maduro’s election, Venezuela put into effect a sweeping new labor law that should silence some critics – or create new ones. Continue reading »
It’s Not to Late to Help the Oklahoma Relief Effort.
If you want to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornado, here are some links to help. Continue reading »
Business / Commentary / Education / Youth
Cool: ‘Todayships’ Intend to Show Bronx Teens the Professional World
Many teens, even if they don’t realize it, with professional parents have, if not a built-in network, a built-in understanding of professional environments that they can carry with them for their own careers. Continue reading »
Helping the Homeless in the Bronx Has the Side Effect of Driving Up Rent for Everyone Else
New York City has a legal obligation to provide shelter to anyone who it deems to be homeless. Continue reading »
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Graduated After 1976? Sucks to Be You. (And Me.)
Since I didn’t grow up during the 1970s, I can’t say firsthand, but that is not a decade that is typically thought of a Golden Age for much of anything. Continue reading »
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Abercrombie, Fitch & Women’s Bodies for Sale
Aside from the fact that it doesn’t even make business sense for a company to cut out the 69 percent of Americans who are plus-size, not to mention the growing ranks of people overseas, there’s a clear double standard between the treatment of women’s bodies and men’s bodies. Continue reading »
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South Africa’s Troublesome Race Dynamic Hurts White People Too
We should care about the plight of poor White Afrikaners, but that care should extend to all people in need. Continue reading »
Zimbabwe’s Crackdown on Sex Work Is Dumb and Won’t Work
The world’s oldest profession isn’t typically the safest. Continue reading »
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Reaching the Growing Numbers of the Suburban Poor
The suburbs omnipresent in movies like American Beauty and television shows like Weeds don’t exist anymore. Continue reading »
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Weekend Blog Hog: News We Found Interesting
There was a lot to read on the subject of social issues this week. Continue reading »
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Four-Year-Olds Don’t Like Fat People. Wonder Where They Got That From.
We need to move away from seeing someone’s size and assuming that we know absolutely anything about their health or lifestyle. Continue reading »
Business / Commentary / Education / Youth
Why Are Seven-Year-Olds Going to School for Entrepreneurship in Utah?
Called Highmark Charter School, the K-9 school is supposed to teach students how to budget, supply and demand, and financial literacy in general. Continue reading »
Environment / Food / Technology / Commentary / Poverty
Urban Farms Might Solve the Problem of Hunger on the Gaza Strip
When I think of urban farms, I typically think of gentrifying neighborhoods in places like Austin and Brooklyn…not Gaza. Continue reading »
Commentary / Gender / Law
Here’s All the Women in U.S. Congress in One Sad Infographic
Let’s be honest: the United States Congress, the legislating body for the United States, is not known for being the most diverse. Continue reading »
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Former Victim of Human Trafficking Speaks Out
Though human trafficking may seem like a thing that only occurs in eastern Europe and in Asia, the United States is a common destination for human trafficking victims. Continue reading »
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NBC’s Line-Up Puts Characters Who Are Physically Limited Center Stage
All three series look like they use the characters’ disabilities as a jumping off point, not as a means to limit them. Continue reading »
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Buycott App Lets You Officially Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
The user scans the barcode of an object in a supermarket, and Buycott shows you its corporate family tree. Buycott also has a way for you to track companies that have donated to causes in which you may or may not believe. Continue reading »
Should Minimum Sentencing Laws Play a Role in the War on Drugs in Latin America?
In Peru, the minimum sentence for drug offenses went from two years in jail to 25. Continue reading »
Commentary / Law / Seniors / Sexuality
Japanese Politician Calls Comfort Women “Necessary”, Like Some People’s Rights Are Worth More than Others’
Hashimoto’s comment is deeper than just historical inaccuracy and brutishness. Continue reading »
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The Problematic Depiction of Race on Display in ‘The Great Gatsby’
You might be thinking that it’s silly of me to expect political correctness on the subject of race from a story that takes place in the 1920s. I don’t, not really. But anyone who has read Gatsby has probably taken note of the depiction of race in a story in which no major characters are people of color. Continue reading »
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Google Maps for the United States of Hate
Researchers from Humboldt University have taken geotagged ableist, racist and homophobic Tweet over the past year and mapped them Continue reading »
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Weekend Blog Hog: News We Think You Should Know
Here are some of the best articles that we found this week. Continue reading »
Segregation and Discrimination Is Alive and Well against the Roma in Slovakia
Roma kids are often taught in separate classrooms, corralled to play in a separate recess facility and are refused from eating hot lunch with the Slovakian kids in at least one school. Continue reading »
