U.S. Local
U.S./Mexico
Fallout from the Border War
While President Trump has been trying hard to scare the U.S. population into believing that we are about to be invaded by asylum seekers, in...
Arts & Culture
Freedom of Expression Is an Important Requirement for Any Healthy Democracy
The iconic punk band Gang of Four from Leeds, U.K. released a new song apropos for the times : “No Kings Here”. A political statement...
Enhancing Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Challenging Times Requires Broader Concepts
Introducing a special report from Indian Voices and Democracy Watch News. As human exploitation continues to reap consequences on formerly-privileged majorities, our combined news outlets...
Traditional Native Values Provide Advantages When Resisting Cultural Occupation
Analysis. After centuries of occupation, Native Americans who maintain traditional cultural values may draw strength as centuries of cultural occupation falters throughout the Americas. Chief...
Trading Musician Store to Be Sold?!
As a musician living in Seattle, I am very disappointed to learn that the Trading Musician music store is being sold and may disappear unless...
On Quality
Whenever the topic of quality comes up, I think of Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book from 1974 that explores...
The Transformative Power of Film
During my latest shut-in episode trying to avoid the smoke from wildfires, I of course found some interesting media to peruse, including some research-oriented material...
Environment
