It’s Never Too Late

I didn’t write a MLK day post this year. I wanted to, but lately life’s been getting in the way of blogging. Besides, any day is a good day to write about the good Dr. King, right?
It’s never too late.
That is, as long as you’re not using him as a conveniently dead leader [...]

Obama Wins Iowa. Same Ol’ Bullshit, Different Color.

Anyone paying attention knows that Obama won Iowa yesterday.
With almost all of the state’s 1,781 precincts reporting, Obama (Ill.) was winning 38 percent of the delegates being awarded in the competition. Clinton (N.Y.) took 29 percent to run third behind former senator John Edwards (N.C.), who drew 30 percent.
This is a great start for Obama [...]

The Common Elements of Oppression

[This is from the old Slant Truth. It was originally posted on 8 September, 2006]
I stole this from Eric Stoller’s Blog. He posted it a while back, but I think it’s important to bring it to the forefront again because some people just don’t get it.
The Common Elements of Oppressions
by Suzanne Pharr
It is virtually [...]

Transformative Politics — A Manifesto of Sorts (The Next Episode)

[This is from the old Slant Truth. It was originally posted on 19 September, 2006]
Continuing.
3. Definitions: 1
Transformation - an act, process, or instance of transforming or being transformed.
It is the idea of an act, a process that draws me to the notion of a transformative politics. To progress is to move forward and I don’t [...]

Transformative Politics - A Brief Departure

[This is from the old Slant Truth. It was originally posted on 22 September, 2006]
This is part of what I read this morning and I thought I’d share. Just some ideas to think about.
From an essay by Terry Eagleton on Georg Lukï¿½cs1
Changing the world involved a curious kind of doublethink. For us to act effectively, [...]

Transformative Politics — More Quoatations (or Rigidity Means Death)

[This is from the old Slant Truth. It was originally posted on 26 September, 2006]
*I leave these posts not only to introduce or remind others of important writers who have or are currently influencing my thinking, but also as notes for future reference that I hope to draw back on (or critique) in the future. [...]

Transformative Politics — A Manifesto of Sorts (The Beginning)

[This is from the old Slant Truth. It was originally posted on 12 September, 2006]
I begin this with a series of statements of purpose:
1. Art and creativity are not so different from science and rationality. Indeed, they all spring from the same fountain. You can not have one without the other. They all have their [...]

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