by Kristin Bumiller | May 19, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Julie Mallozi’’s “"Storytelling as a Path Toward Justice”" wonderfully evokes a critically important issue for me as I begin a new research project, and more broadly, in regards to working with marginalized communities. As she clearly...
by Pleun Clara Bouricius | May 26, 2008 | The Public Humanist
For years, here in New England, we’ve been able to feel a little smug with respect to the history of slavery: it was an issue that took place particularly in the old red states. We in Massachusetts, after all, pretty much got done with the peculiar institution...
by Rebecca Paynich | May 29, 2008 | The Public Humanist
My esteemed colleague John Hill suggested in an earlier post that capitalism, as envisioned by Adam Smith, should be restored to its roots. Smith envisioned a system of natural liberty allied with justice where both the ends and the means were important to the overall...
by John Hill | Jun 2, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Memorial Day is a time for reflection. Two items in the May 26, 2008, Boston Globe stirred some thoughts. One was the continuation of a series on the Defense Department’s efforts to find the remains of soldiers missing in action, in this case airmen lost during...
by Pleun Clara Bouricius | Jun 5, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Obama leads by a nose length, Hillary on his tail coming around the bend in the last round; who’s on first, who’s on second? The race is really boring — the pundits called it quite a while ago. Still, in a desperate effort to keep everyone on the...
