January 2012
8 posts
“Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control, — in prison...”
– legal scholar Michelle Alexander. On Monday’s Fresh Air, Alexander talks about how the mass incarceration of African-Americans in the War on Drugs has undermined many of the gains of the Civil Rights movement. (via nprfreshair)
December 2011
4 posts
“If we have goals and dreams and we want to do our best, and if we love people...”
– Kathryn Schulz on the psychology of regret, a must-see TED talk (via curiositycounts)
November 2011
20 posts
“It wasn’t just the protests that were novel for Americans, but the way that the...”
– Thoughtful piece by Alexis Madrigal on the tech at the heart of the #occupy movement and how it radically changed the paradigm of protest in a way that was never possible before (via curiositycounts)
THE MADE SHOP: I Believe In The Internet - The... →
themadeshop:
“The Internet is not just a series of pipes. It’s core architecture embeds an assumption about human nature. The Internet is designed to empower individuals not control them. It assumes that the if individuals are empowered, they will do the right thing the vast majority of the time. Services like…
October 2011
18 posts
"Personal responsibility" and civic responsibility
squashed:
Civic responsibility is the very real obligation we have to others in society. “Personal responsibility” is our favorite way to pretend that it is somebody else’s fault that we continue to ignore our civic responsibility.
Fulfilling your obligations to others is part of having your shit together.
“Being born with access to money, credit, and education isn’t the One Ring. It’s...”
– Zombie Cuddle (via squashed)
