Category Archives: Being Human

Keep Your Mind Open and a Firm Hold on Realty. (We are in for a bumpy ride)

Posted on February 15, 2017 by randomyriad

All we got to say on this proposition is this: first, you and me is as good as anybody else, and maybe a damn sight better; second, nobody ain’t got no right to take away none of our rights; third, … Continue reading →

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Mike Schneider: In the Post-Truth World

Posted on February 11, 2017 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
the game of truth or consequences has no consequence. What does it matter if insurance agents quote Thoreau? The mass of men still lead lives of quiet desperation. Guns are not on sale at the…

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Video: Adrienne Rich reads “What Kind of Times Are These?”

Posted on January 28, 2017 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
. Adrienne Rich reads her poem “What Kind of Times Are These.” Filmed at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Adrienne Cecile Rich (1929 – 2012) was an American poet and essayist who was an…

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Women Will Always Be Rising: A Force Like the Sun, Unstoppable.

Posted on January 21, 2017 by randomyriad

Sofonisba Anguissola (1535-1625) was a fortunate young Italian woman in that her enlightened father endeavored to educate all seven children – including the girls – in the best humanistic tradition. Although several of her sisters also painted, it quickly became clear … Continue reading →

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Especially in This Winter We Must Remember Who We Are

Posted on January 11, 2017 by randomyriad

It is what we must do each day, inch out on the ice with our hands together for support. It is fascism that attempts to give us security by making us safe from others. Security is always an illusion, a … Continue reading →

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