Tag: freedom
Dancing on the Head of a Constitutional Crisis Pin
And if Trump won't comply with court orders, what then? Or refuse to leave office, what then?
Dear Deb Margolin: A Letter About ‘Imagining Madoff’
Will the real Skim Shady please stand up?
Trump, GOP Have a Quiet, Growing Infatuation With Socialist Policies
You're not misreading the headline: they're increasingly out of the Soviet playbook.
Artists Warned Us: Children in Cages Will Be Treated Like Animals
Coco Fusco and Guillermo Gómez-Peña’s caged performances show us that ICE’s children in cages are dangerously vulnerable to losing their humanity.
Why Deana Lawson, Artist, Silenced Steven Nelson, Scholar
To defend her brand, an artist silenced a scholarly critique of her work. Why you should be terrified.
These People Prove How Trump Emboldens Racism
Trump said his ancestors “tamed a country.” By looking racists in their face, maybe we can tame them.
Safety Is for Cowards
We must be always mindful that safety is the pursuit of cowards and freedom the privilege of the brave.
Ordinary Citizens Can Be Civil Rights Activists. Just Ask Edna.
Meet someone who survived Jim Crow and demanded justice.
On Erasing One’s Heritage and the Myth of Race in America
Race is the opposite of what we were always told. It can be distorted to keep people isolated.
When It’s Time to Protest, Are You On the Right Side...
A protest has the extraordinary ability to shed light on the fractured internal relations of our country.
What Is Censorship? The Tale of Michael Weller’s “Buyer Beware”
Yesterday morning I read up on Brandeis University's decision to cancel a production of Michael Weller's new play, Buyer Beware. Or at least that's...
Black Girl In Om: Creating a Space for Women of Color...
In the current climate of our country, self-care is not just helpful; it’s a necessary lifeline.
“The Phoenix Years”: Celebrating Chinese Artists’ Persistence
Madeleine O'Dea's new history examines China's post-Mao creative life.
#WokeBaby and the Lessons We Learned
In these times, our messages are best delivered artistically.
No, Mr. President-Elect, Theater Isn’t Meant to Be Safe
Yet another subject on which Donald J. Trump appears to have little or no experience.
Activism Alert: The World Wants Us Not to Give Up
Foreign friends are helping me to survive -- and strategize through -- Trump's election.
Both Freedom and Equality, not Either-Or
Libertarian belief in their incompatibility is a false conflict.
Libertarian? Republican? Paul Is Simplistic, Wrong, Dangerous
Libertarianism is a youth movement; people mature out of it
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
