How can we tell what is moral from what is not? Is there something within us that lets us know? Is the difference between right and wrong free from situationism: the particular context of an act?
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No Human Trafficking Cover Up For TPP Trade Deal
Human rights group are outraged by the State Department upgrade of Malaysia which comes just two months after the discovery of human trafficking camps and mass graves of trafficked persons
Activist Who Filmed Eric Garner Video Back in Court
Another day in Staten Island Supreme Court yesterday for Ramsey Orta, the young man who filmed the viral video of the chokehold death of Eric Garner last July 17th.
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
On August 1st, Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken had 100 birthdays. How many moments of joy multiplied have we enjoyed from “a homesickness, a lovesickness”?
Greek PM Tsipras Facing Possible Fall Elections
Because of the split within the party, an emergency meeting will take place in September to determine whether or not to accept the terms handed out by the IMF.
Eric Garner March Ends With Series of Arrests
Not long after the crowd left Columbus Circle, the NYPD began arresting demonstrators who marched for justice for Eric Garner, the man killed by an illegal chokehold by policeman Daniel Pantaleo who was never indicted for his death.
Say Her Name: Sandra Bland Rally at Union Square
A couple of hundred people turned into over 1000 at Union Square this evening seeking justice in a last minute rally for Sandra Bland, Kindra Chapman and other black women who have recently been killed while in police custody
The Fluidity of Meaning in the Realm of the Social
One important thing to remember is that the meaning of words – what they come to signify – needs to be understood in context. Meaning is always part of specific social and theoretical dynamics that condition the sense we give to words.
Reinstate Glass Steagall Rally at Federal Hall
Permitted demonstrators from the LaRouche Political Action Committee came equipped with a chorus singing “The Battle Cry of Freedom”, ending with the Star Spangled Banner, on Thursday in front of Federal Hall in New York City
Amid Numerous Crises, Syrian Civil War Continuing
As the Syrian Civil War continues into its 4th year of conflict, the United Nation’s Syrian envoy met with rebel opposition leaders for the first time since the beginning of the conflict