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The Green and Red Roots of May Day
The Green and Red Roots of May Day
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society May Day brings to mind both maypole dancers and Soviet-era military parades. Most who celebrate May 1 rejoice in nature and the imminence of summer. But others associate the day with the movement for economic justice by socialist and labor organizations. Hugh examines the holiday’s dual origins. What lessons […]
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Did Communism Liberate Women? Examples from Eastern Europe
Did Communism Liberate Women? Examples from Eastern Europe
Melissa Feinberg Rutgers University-New Brunswick Usually equated in the West with tyranny, Communism in Eastern Europe was rife with seeming contradictions. The system censored books but also ended illiteracy. Finding bananas in a store was almost impossible; yet the average person had more to eat than ever. Feinberg, chair of the Rutgers-New Brunswick history department, […]
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Radical Creativity
Radical Creativity
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society The human race is confounded by our stubborn reliance on patterns of behavior that don’t work. Doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results is insane. Yet despite the unceasing harm caused by poverty and war, we continue to rely on capitalism to provide for us […]
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Muslim Women and the Veil: Where’s the Misogyny?
Muslim Women and the Veil: Where’s the Misogyny?
Hibba Abugideiri Villanova University Why do Muslim women wear the veil, especially in the United States? Are face veils signs of oppression? Is Islam a misogynistic religion? And why has a 14 X 14 piece of cloth obsessed the West for over a century and endured as a symbol with global resonance? Abugideiri addresses misconceptions […]