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For Henri Bergson, laughter is what keeps us elastic and free – Emily Herring | Aeon Essays
For philosopher Henri Bergson, laughter solves a serious human conundrum: how to keep our minds and social lives elastic
Catherine Brienza
Right now I’m Ridgewood kids in peaceful demonstration being arrested for stepping in the street after being warned not to. Ostensibly for their protection . To me this is oppression of free speech-...
On July 4, a Talmud passage about Israel’s flaw, and unbroken covenant
And when the people sinned with the Golden Calf, 1,200,000 angels of destruction descended …
jamie 🌹
"A flaw, even at the foundation, does not undo all of a project or a people’s potential good, it points to a task that remains." -@drnelk
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Toeing the Line: New Jersey Primary Ballots Enable Party Insiders to Pick Winners
To read a PDF version of the full report, click here.The infamous Florida butterfly ballot of 2000, which may have cost Al Gore the Presidency, highlights the dramatic consequences of ba
Jamaal Bowman’s Upset Win Sends Another Progressive Insurgent to Congress
Another long-time conservative Democratic incumbent falls in New York.
jamie 🌹
I love it when a conservative Democrat loses a primary. Fingers crossed @Arati4Congress is next!! 🤞🤞🤞
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SIO245: Brandon J. McKoy on #defundthepolice - Serious Inquiries Only
We’re joined this week by Brandon J. McKoy! He’s the president of the New Jersey Policy Perspective, a think-tank whose focus is policy change to advance economic justice and prosperity. We discuss what #defundthepolice means to different advocacy...
Why Socialism? | Albert Einstein | Monthly Review
Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express views on the subject of socialism? I believe for a number of reasons that it is.
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Political news from Washington and Trenton that affects us
Crisis, COVID-19, and Democracy
Although the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis are both provoked by natural phenomena, the dangers they present are political. The size, scope, and longevity of the suffering they trigger wi…
The gift of anger and brokenheartedness - The Boston Globe
As a chaplain to atheists and agnostics, I’m longing for values that can meet this moment by transcending sectarianism.
Trump administration rolls back healthcare protections for LGBT+ people and abortion access with HHS ruling
Donald Trump's administration has rolled back nondiscrimination healthcare protections for women and transgender people by reversing a rule that would prevent healthcare workers and insurance
jamie 🌹
One of the risks of reducing bigotry to free speech is that it obscures who's really in danger in a world where language shapes policy.
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Public Health On Call
Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offer science and evidence-based insights on the public health news of the day. The current focus is the novel coronavirus spreading around the world.
Angela Davis A4 Print — Emmy Lupin Studio
Portrait of Angela Davis, originally illustrated for The Philosopher Queens. Printed on 225gsm satin paper stock. All profits from this print will be donated to Communities United Against Police Brutality , which operates a crisis hotline where...
Beyond Protests: 5 More Ways To Channel Anger Into Action To Fight Racism
Social justice advocates and psychologists point to a range of strategies to promote racial justice, including using your creative energy and talents. Political engagement and self-care help, too.
The Myth of Sisyphus
Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 5:00 PM: One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus—featured here in a stand-alone edition—is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced
A Bipartisan Plan to Support State Budgets
The Problem Solvers proposal would cost $500 billion, half of Pelosi’s favored sum.
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jamie 🌹
I've been mightily struggling the last few weeks but I actually managed to write some words today and even agreed to talk some more about Albert Camus with @mpigliucci and @Skye_Cleary on June 3rd. #TheStruggleToTheHeightsIsEnough.
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