Why The CIA’s First Tweet Isn’t Funny
Ever since Edward Snowden revealed the extent of the US government’s spying activity, the debate about surveillance, privacy and security has been raging in America and around the world. And when the...
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Why Capitalism Isn’t Working For Dummies
Over the past few years, as I got more and more involved with movements and groups advocating for change, equality and social justice, among other causes, one system was repeatedly...
Discovering The Upside Of Anger
Mike Binder’s 2005 dramedy The Upside of Anger is on my list of all-time favorite movies. Everytime I watch it, I’m reminded why it has remained on my list over...
The Weaponization Of Human Rights
On June 5, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Samantha Power as UN Ambassador. On June 6, 2013, CounterPunch ran a profile of Power entitled “Samantha Power and the Weaponization of Human Rights”, which...
Emotions Are Positive
When we think about emotions, we tend only to think about the negative ones – fear, anger and distress. But this is because the mass media over-emphasizes negative emotions and...
Dealing With Prejudice
Staring prejudice in the face imposes a cruel discipline: to structure your anger, to achieve a certain dignity, an angry dignity. — Ellen Ullman, former software engineer and author of...
The Nakba As A Developing Process Of Zionist Colonization
On the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, Ben White writes about the historic ethnic cleansing of Palestine by the Zionist movement, and the establishment of the State of Israel on the rubble of hundreds of...
What Recognition Can Do
There’s a huge power in acknowledgment, recognition and praise, but because we are often uncomfortable with it, we avoid it. And when we avoid it, we rob ourselves and others...
The First Naked Man In Advertising
Sex and nudity have been used in advertising to sell products since the medium’s beginning. But while the female nude was largely common, the male nude didn’t appear until 1967....
65 Fascinating Facts About The Human Body
Seeing the Bodies…The Exhibition in New York last November reminded me of how fascinating the body I inhabit is. Featuring over 200 actual human bodies and specimens, meticulously dissected and...
