Daily Archives: December 18, 2011

Vaclav Havel: R.I.P.

One of the great human rights activists of our time, poet, playwright, and eventually President of Czechoslovakia Vaclav Havel died yesterday at the age of 75. For the context of Czech society before the fall of the “Iron Curtain” that … Continue reading

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Affirmative Action: Practicing what you preach

“The guerilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea.” — Zedong Mao. In the context of the movements to create political change in the United States, and especially California and in particular Los Angeles, political … Continue reading

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