The Crisis of State-Enabled Violence: 4 Ways Homelessness Is Body Terrorism September 3, 2019 by Mihran Nersesyan Leave a Comment “The idea of freedom is inspiring. But what does it mean? If you are free in a political sense but have no food, what's that? The freedom to starve?” -- Angela Davis Where I live, in the Bay Area, we are in the thick of a homelessness crisis affecting thousands of people. In San Francisco in 2015, close to one in every hundred residents was homeless. It's similar in … [Read more...]
4 Irresponsible Ways Society Treats Aging and What To Do About It April 29, 2019 by Lin Kaatz Chary Leave a Comment It’s a lot easier to get old today than it has ever been before. A lot more of us are successful at it than ever before. I use the word "successful" quite purposely: as a member of the baby boomer generation, I am very aware of how the idea of aging has changed in society, and how we seniors are treated. (Sorry, but I have to interrupt myself right here to admit I hate that … [Read more...]
