From Alex Glustrom: Mayday New Orleans is a people-driven and inspired economic and social justice organization. Mayday is a community based organization that believes that active participation from community members is essential to ensuring that basic rights such as adequate housing, health care, education and safe streets are met. Therefore, Mayday is comprised primarily of [...]
This is a TED talk given by Philip K. Howard, a lawyer and founder of Common Good, a drive to overhaul the US legal system. In this talk Howard discusses how the “land of the free” has turned into a legal minefield that has infilitrated society so extensively that people are hesitant to do anything [...]
This is an article written and researched by D. Kenneth Lange, while a J.D. candidate at the University of the District of Columbia, during his internship at the National Housing Law Project. The article highlights a historic case that was recently won in August 2009 in Westchester County, New York. The county has agreed to [...]
The paper ties together Emile Durkheim’s “Theory of Solidarity” with Max Weber’s thesis on the “Spirit of Capitalism,” producing an analysis on how and why our current social structure became the dominant paradigm. In order to fully understand this condition, one must look further than at mere historical events, but look into the effects of concepts implemented by prevalent institutions, and how they shaped the mindset of earlier generations.
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. By recording the stories of our lives with the people we care about, we experience our history, hopes, and humanity. Since 2003, tens of thousands of everyday people have interviewed family and friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home and share, and is archived for generations to come at the Library of Congress.
Unless you have a particular interest in history, many events of the past are often forgotten, or viewed as not being relevant to modern-day society. However, I believe that mentality is disastrous for improving our present conditions, as well as preventing society from learning from its past. I find it hard to imagine that a [...]
The criticism of global corporations has increased tremendously over the past year, and in my opinion, rightfully so. Not only are they preventing governments from taking significant steps towards tackling climate change, but they are also responsible for preventing health care from being available for all, expanding the gap between the rich and poor, feeding [...]
On October 12, Americans across the nation take a day off from work to celebrate “Columbus Day.” Throughout my life I have viewed this holiday as nothing more than just a chance to sleep-in. However, I recently came across a website that raises awareness of what we are actually celebrating. Christopher Columbus was the first [...]
Maybe my interest in history is responsible for my worry that the current transformation of our society is shortening our collective memory and impeding our ability to truly learn from it. “And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed – if all records told the same tale – then the lie passed [...]
What follows might appear to be very heavy, so before I put it out there I want to point out that it doesn’t have to be. I’m not going for doom and gloom here and I don’t want to create any unnecessary anxiety for anyone. I don’t want to offend anyone or make anyone feel [...]
