Finding a better story

The dominant modes of social, political, and economic discourse in our day may be fragmented, they may seem without coherence, and they may be characterized more by argument than agreement. Indeed, I think even a cursory survey of the ongoing public discussions reveals this to be true. The landscape of public discourse over pretty much [...]

The irony of progress

However else it may be defined, it is generally agreed that a (if not the) major feature of modernity is the pervasiveness of the myth of progress. According to the progress myth, progress will be attained in a definite, concrete form as the continuing dialectic (and, in some forms, utopian end) of history if “we [...]

Glen Ford on Obama and MLK

Glen Ford is the executive editor of Black Agenda Report. This article hits on a number of points I’ve had swirling about in my head the past several days, which I hope to be able to collect coherently and post soon.
Yes, the article is from Al-Jazeera’s English site. If people can get over that fact [...]

Quotes from “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Every year on Martin Luther King, Jr. day I like to try to call attention to some of the writings and statements of Dr. King that illustrate the more radical side of his person and work than we usually get on this day with its endless replays of the “I Have a Dream” speech. It’s [...]

Work and school

So I now only have one job – I’m working at the local CBS affiliate, which also runs a local low-power station. The job with the state didn’t work out. Ok, everyone who knew that was coming, go ahead and raise your hands.
Since I’m down to one job I’ve gone ahead and registered [...]

Check out a friend’s blog

Anarchist Reverend is run by Shay, an internet friend of mine who is a third-year student at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Shay is a married transsexual man and, among other things, is planning to discuss issues related to trans and theology. I’m really looking forward to seeing what he comes up with, as [...]