The mother of a black teenager wrote poignantly about how she teaches her son to handle himself if he is arrested by the police.
Anger Rooms!
Anger rooms by whatever names may be useful and point to the need for us to find constructive ways to handle our anger.
Work in Detention Centers
People in detention centers owned by private prison companies do all the work and are paid one dollar a day.
Sex Robots
Sex robots are here. Let’s hope the ethical issues are soon resolved and they can be be used in constructive ways such as reduce the demand for sex trafficking.
About Mass Shootings
We need zero tolerance for mass shootings!
Rethinking the Word Disabled
My experience with how people the world calls disabled function points to our rethinking what the word disabled means
On DNA Testing
The trend to use DNA testing to find our ancestry raises concerns. Is it muddling or clarifying our understanding of race? And is it unduly emphasizing our physical make up over what MLK called “the content of our character?”
A Refugee Resettlement
A program in Uganda resettles refugees by giving them a small plot of land under conditions which strengthen my sense of gratitude.
Remittance Flow
Remittance flow is the flow of money from migrant in a country like the US to their families, usually in a developing country. It is now above $400 billion worldwide and is slated to grow. We should remember this when we hear criticism of migrants legal or illegal.
Electronic Waste
Electronic waste is a bigger problem than we normally realize, yet there are steps we can take to reduce it.