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“These aren’t people. These are animals.” Four years and a lifetime ago, Donald Trump made these racist comments about members of the gang MS-13. The way he spoke, it was easy to believe he was talking about all immigrants from Mexico. Given what we know about the man, it’
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We are living in precedented times. I know, we’ve all heard the opposite for the past two years. We have a once-in-a-century pandemic raging around the world. People are acting with entitled cruelty and rage, especially towards service workers. Millions of people have lost their lives for a teetering
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this post is narrated! listen below… this is a collaborative post: concepts and words by Jamie Martinez and josh martinez. This is blog post number 100 on be the future! I’m so grateful that I can share it with my husband Jamie. During the pandemic they instilled in me
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New Yorkers and urban planners will know Robert Moses without thinking. For the rest of us, Robert Moses designed and built public works for decades in the New York metropolitan area. Jason Haber summarizes his impact in the New York area like so: His accomplishments bestride New York: 416 miles
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The month I graduated from college, I was exploring fun activities for my new “adult” life. That’s how one night I found myself playing adult kickball despite never having kicked a ball in my life. I slid hard into gravel, biked home in the rain, and cleaned the wound
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this post is narrated! listen below… Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is well-known political figure in the House of Representatives. She is also an outspoken abolitionist. Last year she was among the people in power to join calls to defund the police. Ocasio-Cortez answers questions on her Instagram account pretty often. One
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In the last few weeks I’ve found myself craving longer walks. I have a brain that’s tuned for Lean thinking, which is an approach that says you can find the most efficient way to do anything. As such, I usually pick the shortest route to get somewhere. I
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In 2016, after americans elected Donald Trump, a librarian in Wisconsin began to worry. Kristin Garvey’s heart ached for people whose lives would be harder under a Trump presidency. In a fit of inspiration, she made a sign recognizable to anyone who likes to roll their eyes in public.
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What makes a strong leader? In my experience, leaders need to convey a clear and understandable vision. They must know how to make their vision a reality. They need the respect of their peers and the people who follow them. What makes an expert? Like leaders, they should have the
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The Tragedy of the Commons is a disgruntled polemic disguised as a journal article. Though written by a white supremacist more than 50 years ago, it’s still a popular concept. Since its publication, other researchers have cited it more than 40,000 times. The tragedy of the commons depicts
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No matter the industry, people are often smitten by “best practices.” There’s a gravity attached to the person who tried something and it worked. One of the beliefs that antiracism works to dispel is the idea that there’s only one right answer. Reality is not always as easy
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The Northern bald ibis is a migratory bird that stretches across parts of Europe and Africa. The birds can live as north as Germany. Many Northern bald ibis live in Morocco and migrate each year to Syria. Some Turkish Muslims venerate the bird because it migrates towards Mecca. Fossils of
