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In a talk that followed the publishing of his 2010 book, The Empathic Civilization: A Race to Global Consciousness in a World Crisis, economist Jeremy Rifkin challenged individuals to examine their place in a global society that has become increasingly obsessed with individualistic attainment versus global prosperity. A rather poignant part of the talk was turned Read More
Out of all the substances known in the universe, there isn’t anything stronger than a mother’s love for her children. I witnessed it firsthand growing up, though I was too young to realize it. My father was…well, he had a lot of issues. He was violent, beating up on my mom, little brother and I Read More
You can do simple things to help the environment and save money. Source: GobiernoUSA.gov/USA.gov Many people think that having an environmentally friendly house means spending thousands of dollars on solar panels or planting a garden on the roof to keep the house cool during the summer time. That’s not really the case. There are many Read More
A father is accused by police of attempting to sacrifice his 8 year old son. Police said that Joseph Ramirez, 30, took three of his children to the Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego and starting slicing the forearms of his 8-year-old son. Ramirez reportedly had been hearing the voice of his dead grandmother in his Read More
John Derbyshire, a lovely little name that conjures images of evening strolls along a village green in some small town outside London – that is, until the turd hit the fan on April 5. That’s when Señor Derbyshire published his now-infamous “Talk,” an imaginary discussion with his kids about the dos and don’ts of living Read More
While in college, all I could think about was strategizing a way to create a civil rights’ movement that would not fizzle out over time. The biggest roadblock was not having anybody to use as a sounding board. The constant struggle to connect to fellow Latinos who were passionate about creating change ended when I Read More
“You should stop hanging out with Roberto, he’s kinda ghetto.” I heard this exchange from Latina students in the hallway of the high school I was tutoring at as a college freshman. There was something about the girl’s choice of words that bothered me, especially since I knew the kid they were talking about. Roberto Read More
I recall a recent debate I was having with a friend of mine on an educational issue. I proceeded to inform him of the copious amounts of data that did not support his assertions. He then began his counterargument with, “Well, regardless of the facts…” Sigh. Many of you may wonder why it is, for Read More