Normalising Atrocity

Things that should be unthinkable or unspeakable are constant now. How it happened, and something we can do about it.

It’s Their Territory

What Trump’s comments tell us about the US empire, and why we need to resist all imperialism if we want a future with justice and…

There are debts owed by most of the richest and most powerful nations in the world. Those of us with privilege and power should accept…

Empire wears masks to protect what it really is – a short poem.

Some books and media I’ve been enjoying recently, and which have shaped my thoughts & views. Check them out over the holiday break.

It might sound compelling, but when human decisions don’t create history, redressing historical wrongs can be impossible.

We should resist the urge to retreat inward in the face of tragedy or uncertainty – challenging power means reaching outward and building trust and…

You ever watch much Monty Python? I watched it sometimes growing up. In Life of Brian, there’s a scene of Judean rebels who want to…

Teaspoon Spend time around religious spaces, and you get the sense there are two ways communities tend to respond to people who they see as…

For Five hundred years, our world has been shaped and defined by the fortunes of empires, entities founded on subjugation. But the time of Empire…