George Altshuler

Why the occupation means we should think about Haiti in terms of rights, not charity.

Thought: We’re taught in this society that if things aren’t going our way it’s because we’re not working hard enough or there’s something wrong with us. This isn’t necessarily true.

The week before the Superbowl this year, 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver — who incidentally was the token random 49er whom I followed on Twitter — came out as a homophone.  During an interview he was asked if there were gay players on the team and he responded: “No, we don’t got no gay people on…

“I would say to young people a number of things, and I have only one minute. I would say let them remember that there is a meaning beyond absurdity. Let them be sure that every little deed counts, that every word has power, and that we do, everyone, our share to redeem the world, in…