Category Archives: Social Justice

599 Summary: Emerson’s Fortune of the Republic

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Michael

Ralph Waldo Emerson, in “Fortune of the Republic“ (1863), argues that “morality is the object of government“ (204) and that forms of government are not the end goal. He does this through a discussion of the Civil War effort, by … Continue reading →

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what a barbarous world we live in

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Michael

I’m not a huge fan of Emerson, but this is the sixth of seven essays of his that I’ll be reading for weeks 1 and 2 of this quarter. He often leaves me lost and not sure of what I … Continue reading →

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Black Wallstreet: A Lost Dream

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Michael

A blog I read by VeganKid shared this article about the book Black Wallstreet: A Lost Dream, which describes one of the most horrific bombing attacks on American soil in 1921 — against an affluent African-American neighborhood. Read it below … Continue reading →

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Christo-fascism and power is knowledge

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Michael

Joseph Orosco today posts some good thoughts on Carolyn Baker’s review of Chris Hedges’s new book American Fascism: The Christian Right And The War On America. Joseph ends his post by asking, Is there such a thing as Christian Fascism? … Continue reading →

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pacifist and pro-choice

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Michael

In honor of Blog for Choice Day, I’m posting an essay that I published in one of my zines a few years ago (2003), about how I felt it wasn’t a contradiction to be a pacifist and to be pro-choice: … Continue reading →

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