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Communism – 100 Years After the Revolution

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Communism – 100 Years After the Revolution

Recent May Day protests around the globe received significant media attention as these marches prominently featured economic issues linked to an overall theme of social equality and justice. Coincidentally, but perhaps prophetically, this year also marks the hundredth anniversary of the communist revolution in Russia. Communists pledged to rid the world of injustice by uniting workers in a stateless society, devoid of cruel rulers, greedy capitalists and religion, which they concluded, all resulted in the exploitation of the masses. How the notion of communism came about, why it imploded, where we are now, and what the future portends is worth examining if we are to prevent its re occurrence.

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Secularism, Science, and Attaining a Just Society

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Secularism, Science, and Attaining a Just Society

During my youth I heard many adult conversations lamenting the culture of my generation, as expressed in our music, art, language, work ethic, dress, and just plain civility. I always told myself that I would never be that person, criticizing contemporary youth and by extension modern times against some idolized version of my generation’s own past. After all, condemnation of existing society is ubiquitous throughout history, and perhaps more importantly, could reflect poorly upon older generations, which if not creating, at least acquiesce to current cultural mores. Moreover, it always seemed older adults shouldered some responsibility for raising these ostensibly narcissistic and discourteous youth.

The Refugee Crisis and America: Distinguishing Immigration, Security, & Compassion

The Refugee Crisis and America: Distinguishing Immigration, Security, & Compassion

I am an immigrant. And I am the daughter of two immigrants. My father first immigrated to the U.S. from India, my family then immigrated from India to Canada, and later we all immigrated from Canada to the U.S. We are American citizens and we have come about that status legally, freely, and through a long and effective process. However, we were not refugees.

Worldview and the Women’s March

Worldview and the Women’s March

On Saturday, January 21, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th U.S. President, some 673 cities across the country and globe served as sites for an estimated two million women and others who marched in solidarity against Donald Trump and/or in favor of a set of policy values they considered to be threatened by Donald Trump’s presidency.  The Women’s March on Washington has been called historic and was certainly politically notable in the range of communities and number of people participating. But what the historical or political significance of the event is and will be for the future depends in large part on political perspective and worldview.

Reflections on the Inaugural of the 45th President of the United States

Reflections on the Inaugural of the 45th President of the United States

Inauguration Day — every four years we have this momentous occasion that ushers in not only a new president but a new era. For almost every inaugural, we have had a segment of Americans who is pleased with whoever is sworn in and another segment that is displeased. In these respects, the inauguration of Donald Trump is no different.

But what makes this year’s inaugural distinctive is Donald Trump himself. He is the first person to be elected who has neither government nor military experience. He is independently wealthy, is not taking a salary, and is not beholden to special interests (at least at this point). He won an election that was arguably the most difficult, both in terms of the process and tone. And he is taking the highest office in the land despite many troubling remarks and attitudes that he presented himself and/or brought out in others.

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