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the limits of pragmatism
this post is not about the election
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thought experiments
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the dehumanization machine
what to connect when you're disconnecting
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bouncing back
social programs just want a rubber ball
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talking to statues
what do you do when you get to the party and everyone's staring at you and also they want to take away people's rights?
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the future of food banks
and the people who serve themselves first
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flinch or fight
I drove to the gym this morning. I turned left onto the main road, taking the turn with cars behind me. A woman nearby was finishing her walk up a steep hill. She was looking down as she walked but raised her gaze to mine as I approached. I steered
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grafted ways of being
How do I perceive the world? My frame of reference is by default a colonial one. I often think and speak in English, which is a language not native to the land I live on. My parents and most of my family members are not white. We belong to many
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the power of 'Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles'
this is a collaborative post: concepts and words by Jamie Martinez and josh martinez. I’m so excited to unveil my 200th post for be the future. It’s wild that I’ve been at this for more than four years. I couldn’t have done it without the love
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outcomes unlocked
I was sick with covid last month. For what it’s worth, the symptoms this time weren’t nearly as bad as my first time with the virus. I was still contagious, of course, so I couldn’t go anywhere. After a merciful 24-hour fever, I had to hide out
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disability justice and belonging
This post is narrated! Listen below… What does it mean to belong? I heard many fantastic speakers cover this topic at the 2024 Othering and Belonging conference last month. john a. powell remarked that we humans are all connected to each other. This is true whether we’re aware of
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living futures
The Duwamish Solidarity Group sends a newsletter to Real Renters about once a month. Their email in February opens with, “One of the most frequent requests made of the Duwamish Tribe is an invitation to offer a land acknowledgment.” They share a performance by Duwamish Tribal members Ken Workman and
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like a broken record
My colleague Clara and I were facilitating a meeting that was long overdue. The participants were there to solve a problem that was also long overdue. One participant explained, with clear emotion in his voice, everything that had gone wrong. He told us how the actions of others caused him
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