They’re mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore!
“There is no conclusive proof that cigarette smoking leads to lung cancer” (Tobacco Companies) “There is no evidence that man made human release of carbon dioxide, methane or green house gases are causing a disruption of the earth’s climate, this change is a naturally occurring phenomenon” (Oil Companies) “The current financial crisis is only temporary, we just need to stop outsourcing, tighten up government and improve financial regulation. It’s nobody’s fault” (Republicans, Democrats, Corporations) “ . . . .One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”. . . You Get My Point! In response to the present “Occupation of Wall Street,” some might simply argue that Americans have willfully participated in a fantasy and...
Dumbing Us Down
Lately I have been spending a lot of time working with youth from ages fourteen to their early twenties. These young people are gifted in many ways. They are able to access facts in seconds and find out details about news occurring globally from moment to moment. They communicate so effectively they can talk with a million people from across the world about their thoughts and views, travel to places they have never been, and investigate people that they have never seen and sometimes impact the lives of nations having never left home. Yet, what has been shown to be the most technologically advanced period in history seems rife with shortsightedness, impulsivity, and an extreme lack of common sense. With all of the available good and also accurate information...
Never talk about race (or gender) if you can avoid it…
“Black Harvard MBAs Share Their Rules For Success.” Rule 10: “Never talk about race (or gender) if you can avoid it, other than to declare that race (or gender) does not matter.” According to some, an acceptable cost of success is to deny the truth while perpetuating the well being of the elite. Sure there is still racism, discrimination, disparities, overt oppression but, if you just don’t talk about it you can get ahead? This message was of course intended for the ‘already’ privileged African American Harvard MBA (FEW); as for the rest of struggling and suffering black America…well, “let them eat cake.” At a time when the obstacles facing the African American poor and working class are strangling hope and leading to desperation, Statements...
Discussions That Matter
Dr. Joy recently spoke as part of the California Institute of Integral Studies, “Discussions That Matter” series. Recording by and made available by “Making Contact“, National Radio Project.
Dr. Joy with Gil Noble on Like It Is.
Dr. Joy was honored to once again be a guest of Gil Noble’s on Like It Is. Original air date: May 1st, 2011.
