I went to see the play Deferred Action this past weekend, a wonderful production about the trials and tribulations of the DACA movement, and the real lives it touches. I hope the play catches on and begins to make its rounds in other cities
Mexico articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for better democracy in Mexico. According to Freedom House, Mexico is an electoral democracy and even notes that the Federal Electoral Institute which supervises elections has come to be viewed as a model for other countries. Also check out our section on World Democracy and the Americas.
The Refugee Problem Under the USA’s Rug
I have been too busy in the day-to-day to write anything much these days, but I did want to post my talk at the recent two-day conference presented by Future Without Poverty and dedicated to Reducing Global Poverty Through Grassroots Sustainable Actions.
Keep The Momentum Going To Bring About A Life Economy
What is important today is to recognize that we can and must replace the imagined reality of a Death Economy with a new, more appealing imagined reality of a Life Economy.
2015 Record Violence Against Mexican Journalists
Epidemic of violence against Mexican journalists reached new levels last year with record assaults
Pope Highlights What Indigenous People Can Teach Us
Although he made headlines when, questioned about Donald Trump’s candidacy, he suggested that Christians should build bridges, not walls, much more newsworthy was the Pope’s apology to the indigenous people of Mexico
Are Refugee Children Lesser than Other Children?
With the help of activists, lawyers, and too many to be named, we were able to stop the government from continuing to license the Berks County Residential Center in Berks, Pennsylvania.
Introducing Ayotzinapa Matters
This collection of Ayotzinapa links and images updates automatically from multiple sources to bear digital witness. It is also a righteous and appropriate part of Adjunct Justice and the Precarious Faculty Network.
Religious Politics and Social Tension Throughout History
After 2000 years of religious politics leading to social chaos, it seems to be universal trend
Dallas Book Signing of Contemporary Mayan Literature
Near Dallas? Come for talk and tequila while listening to Texas Christian University’s Dr. Donald Frischmann talk about Contemporary Mayan Literature at the Latino Cultural Center
Mexican Reporters Under Deadly Siege
Targeted harassment and murder have become all too commonplace for new lot of Mexican reporters