I was looking for a good reading on white privilege for one of my classes and came across two interesting explanations. The first is by Tim Wise (full post at http://redroom.com/member/tim-wise/blog/this-is-your-nation-on-white-privilege-updated): For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list… Continue reading Two Explanations of White Privilege
I’ve been thinking a lot about Virginia Eubank’s statement that a more just society requires that we begin treating difference as a resource. This is a more succinct rephrasing of something I’ve been saying for some time – diversity is not just a nicety, it’s a necessity. This past week I finished Aldo Leopold’s “A… Continue reading Difference as a Resource
NPR had an interesting segment on the history of white bread in America, interviewing the author of the new book White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf, Aaron Bobrow-Strain, professor of food politics at Whitman College. In his book he traces the history of our bread choices, reporting the ways in which politics and… Continue reading Moving Beyond White Bread
I’m listening to “This American Life” right now and they were talking about an experiment in Colorado Springs after the start of the recession in which some services were put up for pay when a tax increase didn’t go through. So bills went out saying street lights would be turned off unless you paid for… Continue reading We Live in Community
What do each of the following have in common? Socialism Hammer Religion Computer Language Democracy Facebook Capitalism Christianity I would like to suggest that each is a potentially valuable or potentially dangerous tool. Each has been used to revolutionize for good and for evil. Each can liberate or oppress. As a tool, though, they are… Continue reading What Is It?
