I was born a poor, minority child. Here’s what that experience taught me about race, racism, and privilege.
Category Archives: My Obama Year
MOY: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (and Other Pro-Gun Slogans)
Fundamentalists have loved their guns for generations, but do the usual pro-gun slogans stand up under scrutiny?
MOY: Empathy, Greed, and Ibuprofen
Today’s post brings a story about bug bites, hospitals and the burning question: How much should you charge for someone’s pain?
MOY – From the Shelf on the Left: Nickel and Dimed
Today I’m looking at a book by a journalist who spent some time trying to live on the income from low-wage jobs — or what those in fundyland call “ministry pay.” What is it really like to be one of the working poor in America? It’s a process of getting Nickle and Dimed to death.
MOY: My Life as a Feminist
How do you make the transition from being a patriarchal Baptist fundamentalist to embracing being a feminist? It goes something like this.