Widespread protests erupted in the United States, as well as in some European countries, after the killing of George Floyd by police on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis. Many politicians reacted and...
Reports of police abuse have been notorious around the world this year, leading to widespread protests. The United States has begun to demand much-needed police reform, but it is not the only country...
Unsettling news came from Greece on Monday when riot police invaded the Economic University of Athens. The police threw chemicals at the crowds of university students protesting against the newly...
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're exploring some really delightful longreads for our recommended reading, including essays on police violence, a week at a naturist retreat, and the...
Welcome to this week's recommended reading, gentle readers! We're thinking about shifting policy issues as the final weeks of the Obama Administration dwindle to an end. What lies in store with the...
Mondays are Killer Queen League Night in Portland. I wrap up my work mid-evening and take a train down to the arcade to play a 5v5 competitive multiplayer game. It gets my blood pumping, and the...
While at American Baptist College, in Nashville, TN, I was bothered about the purpose of prayer. I said something like, “If God already know my life, what is the use of me praying? It’s going to...
This weekend, protests across the United States, and the world, highlighted the unacceptably high death toll of young Black men publicly executed by police. With presidential conventions rapidly...
When Michigan Governor Snyder first began installing emergency managers in different cities throughout the state, it couldn’t have been more deeply unpopular. The emergency managers came with the...
Southern California in July can be suffocatingly hot, the kind of intense heat that drives you indoors for much of the day and leaves tempers simmering at a low boil, waiting for a reason to bubble...
