A Bicycle Tour With An Agenda
A Bicycle Tour With An Agenda In 2008 I took a job at St. Cloud State University teaching a court-mandated class on race relations. In Spring 2010, dozens of us adjuncts were perfunctorily terminated in a Great Recession sweep. That same week, Arizona Governor Jan...
Desmond Tutu, and the Promise and Human Limits of Forgiveness
Desmond Tutu, and the Promise and Human Limits of Forgiveness Rest, Desmond Tutu. Today I am thinking about an interview I saw with you and Bill Moyers. You talked about truth and reconciliation in South Africa and the power of forgiveness for the person who has...
For a Just Immigration Policy in 2022
For a Just Immigration Policy in 2022 It is May 2019. I’m on the #5 bus in Minneapolis, headed north on Chicago Ave toward downtown. This bus is the primary means to Hennepin County Medical Center, and the issue of space is premium. Like all city buses there are...
The Urban Rural Divide and Just Sustainability for the 99%
The Urban Rural Divide and Just Sustainability for the 99% Every election cycle we hear about the urban/rural divide, pitting blue against red. There are a hundred theories about how one side or the other can emerge the winner. Rarely do any of these theories address...