In 1995, the Republican controlled Congress passed a law that would make it easier to deport permanent residents who were accused of a crime, even minor ones. I still remember hearing about this on the radio driving in my car. …
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Fully waking up to the reality of white supremacy patriarchy reminds me of the times I woke up to the fact that I was in an abusive relationship, especially the last one. It comes with this rage of realizing that …
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My life changed November 8th. It was as if the election result pulled out the rug from under me. I’ve been struggling with understanding its impact and how I want to respond ever since. The past couple of months have …
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There’s been some discussion on social media about what happened at UC Berkeley last week. What I saw ranged from condemnation to support and warning the other side that they’ll play “into the hands of the fascists.” The discussions I …
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Seventy-two years today, Auschwitz was liberated. Two years ago, I visited the memorial sites in Auschwitz and Auschwitz-Birkenau. The images from that visit are haunting me during this time of a resurgence of the fascist populism that ended up with …
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The last week has been very hard for me. Not only does the President-elect of the United States espouse values that are not only contrary to the values I treasure but that I believe are dangerous for US democracy. There …
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