Ernest Hemingway's Warning About Those Who Come to Divert You From the Path of Significance http://bit.ly/2lW3yX0
USA Jails Palestinians for charity. @Variety fêtes celebrities’ fundraising for Zionist colonialism in Palestine https://bit.ly/3KFV2FE
The psychological & institutional structures of a modern capitalist, industrial society are well suited to support fascist violence #history #Germany #WW2 #Nazism https://bit.ly/2RCW61T
All the politicians on my ballot are awful. Should I bother voting? #VRA #RankedChoiceVoting #Georgia #ColumbiaCounty #AugustaGA https://bit.ly/3clQctY
Read "The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap" by Mehrsa Baradaran so you can summarize its arguments for your Uncle Know-Nothing-Who-Is-Proud-He-Doesn't-Read who blames black people in #USA for their #poverty
https://bit.ly/3uTFq7K #history #capitalism #TARP
https://bit.ly/3uTFq7K #history #capitalism #TARP
Read "Small Things Like These" by Claire Keegan. Then think about whether your morality is that of Ivan Ilych or Bill Furlong. https://bit.ly/3PTheOB #existentialism #religion #hypocrisy
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Be Like Bill Furlong, Not Ivan Ilych
Most of us in life are like Leo Tolstoy’s Ivan Ilych. Even when [Ivan Ilych] was at the School of Law he was just what he remained for the rest of his life: a capable, cheerful, good-natured,…
Review: Redeployment by Phil Klay http://bit.ly/29qCrun #Iraq #War #USA #WarCrimes #Fiction #Literature #Veterans #Army #Occupation
Bill Maher’s Use of Opinion Polls of Muslims is Ahistorical & May Justify Violations of Their Human Rights https://bit.ly/3OSn5nX #Islam
Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) Accuses Federal Judges of Terrorism for Refusing to Endorse Religious Displays in Public Buildings https://bit.ly/3qzbHUQ
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was designed to prevent white supremacists from using poll taxes, literacy tests & violence to prevent non-whites from registering to vote. But there's a lot more to the story. #LetPeopleVote #APUSH #history https://bit.ly/2TV94JT
Aunt Lydia: I’m a great proponent of better. In the absence of best. Which is how we live now. This should be the motto of Centrist Democrats, since the only claim they ever make is that they are better than the grifters of the Republican Party. https://bit.ly/2LsMHGu https://bit.ly/2LsMHGu
"When Stars Are Scattered" by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed communicates some aspects of life as refugees. This is particularly important for people in the United States, where refugees are often portrayed as dangerous. https://bit.ly/3fAvf1F #Somalia #Kenya #RefugeesAreWelcomeHere
Before your child travels to another country to spend time with your relatives, share "While I Was Away" by Waka T Brown. It may help them understand the tremendous, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn & bond with family. https://bit.ly/3mQGsyZ #YA #immigration #USA #Japan
The people screaming about #CriticalRaceTheory #CRT, #SocialEmotionalLearning, #GenderIdeology etc at your Board of Education meetings are liars, even if they can pass polygraph tests. https://bit.ly/3mPhaB9 #AugustaGA #ColumbiaCounty #gapol
In the 20 years I've been reviewing Muslim children's literature, there's been significant improvement, as demonstrated by 8 new books from Ruqaya's Bookshelf. Nevertheless, we need to level up and demand more from Muslim children's literature. https://bit.ly/3tEzJyE
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Children's Books from Ruqaya's Bookshelf: Is It Time to Demand More from Muslim Children's Literature?
Basirah the Basketballer says Insha'Allah by Hafsah Dabiri (more links ) Zaid and the Gigantic Cloud by Helal Musleh The Great Hair Exch...
Review: The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age by Martha Nussbaum http://bit.ly/29quN2i #fascism
Review: The Future of Life by E.O. Wilson #Ecology #Environment #Science #biodiversity http://bit.ly/29JoOaZ
Updated: Nature reserves maintained with #humanrights abuses
Updated: Nature reserves maintained with #humanrights abuses
The Content of Character: Ethical Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ by Shaikh Al-Amin Ali Mazrui https://bit.ly/3OY5gUp #Islam #Muslims
Ken Burns obfuscates why United States invaded & occupied Vietnam & unleashes hostility on peace activists #VietnamWarPBS https://bit.ly/3OBmRQY