Books

  • The sign on the left says: Poverty. Whoever You Vote For. It STILL EXISTS. The sign on the right says: Like Democracy. Hate Politicians. Try Anarchy. It’s Democracy without Politicians. I like the idea of self governance. It is the application of self governance I am opposed to. Governance without government means a return to

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  • Karma

    On April 24, the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) circulated a press release asking public officials, media representatives, and community leaders… to be aware that the language used in this debate has a direct impact on race relations in the United States. Whether it is bullying on the playground, hurtful behavior in the workplace, or

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  • Tween Life and Death

    A coworker told me the saddest thing last week. There was a story in the Post with the headline: “Bullies Killed My Daughter.” A 12-year old girl was bullied into committing suicide. I did not know Maria Herrera but I have known bullying and felt the desperation that might cause someone to take their own

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  • Victor Who?

    I was one of those kids in the video. In many ways I still am. If you were to ask me off the cuff: Do you know Vincent Chin? I would more than likely say I didn’t. When Imaginasian TV launched one of the first films they broadcast was Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Pena’s Who

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  • Glad in Utah

    I am in Salt Lake City, Utah for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) conference. One of the things that drew me out here was an announcement that Malcolm Gladwell would be speaking at the conference’s opening ceremony. I was not disappointed. I have read (or read most of) his books, The Tipping

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  • Graffiti on the station wall: The Revolution is Here! Tell Your Friends! I thought: Of Course it’s Here! It’s a Revolution! It goes ’round!

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  • Synchronicity

    Sometimes synchronicity happens, less than ordinary events over the course of days, weeks, even months are suddenly extraordinary summoned together in a single thought. Sometimes synchronicity is a welcomed occurrence, comfort found in the sensibility of seemingly random events. An Ah-Ha! moment. Sometimes synchronicity is unpleasant, bridging the present to buried pasts. Sometimes it is

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