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Finnish People With Things On Their Heads

Finnish People With Things On Their Heads

Almost a year ago I discovered this photo series at Kiasma – The Museum of Modern Art in Helsinki, Finland. Photographers, Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen came up with something truly peculiar and special, in their photo series Eyes As Big As Plates. Their subjects...

WALMART: Employees Fight Back

From Harper's Weekly Review On Black Friday, thousands of Walmart employees and union supporters staged protests to demand annual wages of at least $25,000 for the 825,000 workers who make less than that amount and supplement their incomes with an average of $1,000...

How Not To Raise A Rapist

By Van Badham The Guardian.com We know the kind of circumstances that create a rapist – so let's set about eradicating them instead of blaming rape victims for drinking There's been a lot of talk about raped women in the Australian media recently. Mia Freedman kicked...

On the Fence About Syria? Read This!

A quick reader on why military intervention in Syria is a big mistake–and what we should be advocating instead. Since Syria has not attacked the United States and the UN Security Council hasn’t authorized any international military action, a U.S. strike on Syria would...

California Hunger Strikers Enter 3rd Week

"We are starting to look death in the face with these indeterminate SHU terms," wrote Lorenzo Benton on July 8, 2013. "Looking death in the face, isolated from family and friends and with no meaningful contact with others is a lonely experience that serves no one...

Outrageous Verdict

Outrageous Verdict

What would JUSTICE look like for Trayvon? A jury in Sanford, Florida has found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. SIGN THE DOJ PETITION NOW I know I am not alone in my outrage, anger, and heartbreak over this decision. When a teenager's life is...

Tonto’s Portrayal

DEPP’S “TONTO” COSTUME BASED ON A NON-NATIVE ARTIST’S WILD IMAGINATION by Lisa Wade, PhD, From Sociological Images Johnny Depp is playing the character of “Tonto” in the movie re-make of The Lone Ranger. Critics of the original series have observed that Tonto, the...