This is where we are right now. It’s a racial stalemate we’ve been stuck in for years. Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, black and white, I have never been so naive as to believe that we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle, or with a single candidate — particularly a candidacy as imperfect as my own.
Cornel West’s Quest For Justice
[Black people have] learned a lot from being invisible, spit on, dishonored, and devalued. One thing we’ve learned is that when you have been terrorized, it is spiritually empty to terrorize others back.
Featuring Pema Chödrön, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jack Kornfield, and more.
Camille T. Dungy On Racism, Writing, And Radical Empathy
If you say to me, “I don’t see race when I see you,” that means you’ve just erased a large piece of my experience and identity. That’s a type of violence.
Featuring Barbara Kingsolver, Kathleen Dean Moore, John Elder, and more.
Andrew Coates On Fixing Our Broken Healthcare System
It’s appalling that one person’s illness would be an opportunity for another to make money. The care of human beings should not be a commodity.
We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.
Featuring Frances Lefkowitz, Howard Zinn, Jim Ralston, and more.
