I feel a need to go on record regarding the latest transgender/women's rights controversy that has broken out this month. Starting last summer I've found myself in the unexpected and unpleasant position as lone defender of trans women in debates on Facebook. The intensity of people's opposition to transgenderism has shocked and shaken me. I've … Continue reading For the Record: On ‘Bodies With Vaginas’
Month: September 2021
The Polio Pioneers: Courage, Hope & Humanity
BREAKING NEWS: As I post this, Pfizer has reported this morning that it's ready to seek Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for children ages 5-11. Last week the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services posted the picture featured above on its Facebook page with this text: In 1954, polio was a terrifying reality. … Continue reading The Polio Pioneers: Courage, Hope & Humanity
Only the Working Class Can Defeat Climate Change
As I see it, there are two dimensions to the climate crisis facing humanity: conquering global warming in the long term and managing its consequences in the short term. Both are critically important. Conquer Global Warming The New York Times and other media are reporting on a document released this week by the United Nations … Continue reading Only the Working Class Can Defeat Climate Change
Speeches by Fidel Castro Responding to 9/11
Official Statement of the Cuban GovernmentIssued September 11, 2001 During a speech delivered on September 11, 2001, Cuban President Fidel Castro read an official Cuban government statement issued in response to the terrorist attacks that day against the United States: The Government of the Republic of Cuba has learned with grief and sadness of the … Continue reading Speeches by Fidel Castro Responding to 9/11
On the Texas Attack Against Women & Abortion Rights
A new Texas law took effect [Wednesday, September 1], a brute-force frontal attack against women by depriving them any reasonable exercise of their right to abortion. The law bans all abortions at 6 weeks following a woman's last menstrual period, not the point of conception. In practical terms the prohibition can take effect in even … Continue reading On the Texas Attack Against Women & Abortion Rights