Spotlight on civics

  • You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace until he has his freedom. ~Malcolm X

  • The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. ~plato

  • every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person an activist, every minute a chance to change the world. ~Dolores huerta

  • every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted, when we tolerate what we know to be wrong...we strike a blow against freedom and decency and justice. ~Robert F. Kennedy

  • A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. A government is invigorated when each one of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. ~Barbara Jordan

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What to do with childless cat ladies?
Politics of Childbirth, Spotlight on Civics
What to do with childless cat ladies?
Politics of Childbirth, Spotlight on Civics

Cats are awesome. Childlessness makes sense in a world that hates children.

Politics of Childbirth, Spotlight on Civics
“The first time was a tragedy, the second time is a farce,” the third time is a sign of a clinical problem
Historical Figures, Politics, Spotlight on Civics
“The first time was a tragedy, the second time is a farce,” the third time is a sign of a clinical problem
Historical Figures, Politics, Spotlight on Civics

Will the 2024 DNC be 1968? For Democrats to ditch Biden, they need a bold alternative.

Historical Figures, Politics, Spotlight on Civics
The Streets aren’t paved with Cheese: Trump, Biden, and America
Politics, Spotlight on Civics
The Streets aren’t paved with Cheese: Trump, Biden, and America
Politics, Spotlight on Civics
Politics, Spotlight on Civics
Less Pavement, More Cows: Notes from a town meeting (and why local politics stink)
Politics, Spotlight on Civics
Less Pavement, More Cows: Notes from a town meeting (and why local politics stink)
Politics, Spotlight on Civics

Town hall meetings are bastions of local politics, but when personality conflicts get in the way of school budget debates, it’s our kids who pay the price.

Politics, Spotlight on Civics
Student Protests are a Rich Tradition
Spotlight on Civics
Student Protests are a Rich Tradition
Spotlight on Civics

Campus protests are a rich tradition, and so is university administrators’ having them arrested.

Spotlight on Civics
From Never Again to Never Mind: Gaza and Aaron Bushnell’s wanted to free Palestine and all of us
Politics, Spotlight on Civics
From Never Again to Never Mind: Gaza and Aaron Bushnell’s wanted to free Palestine and all of us
Politics, Spotlight on Civics

Aaron Bushnell engaged in a historic protests of the genocide in Gaza. His last words were “Free Palestine,” and with that act showed that he was trying to free us all.

Politics, Spotlight on Civics