News: Civil & Human Rights
Development, dispossession and authoritarian reversal in Southeast Asia
March 1, 2021The February 1 military coup in Myanmar is only the latest in a series of authoritarian reversals across the region. It follows a controversial declaration […]
Peace is another name for violence, sometimes
February 17, 2021Like many of my friends, I rejoiced upon learning about the 2021 nominations of Stacey Abrams and the Movement for Black Lives for the prestigious, […]
To defend democracy and advance racial justice
October 22, 2020Amid the present political turmoil and the heightened risks of civil violence, we feel called to take action to protect our democratic freedoms and the […]
(Re) learning the human rights language: an imperative for our time
September 15, 2020A language underused When we talk about the current crises plaguing the world—a pandemic, climate change, racial injustice, increasing inequality, and more—there is scarce attention […]
On the essence of things and the necessity of persons
September 3, 2020Many years ago, I attended a philosophy seminar as a teaching assistant. We were reading texts written by John Duns Scotus, the famous Franciscan theologian […]
B/black, W/white, and the privilege of the storyteller
August 28, 2020Unfolding in communication circles right now is a contentious debate over how and when to capitalize words. The very fact that I write this acknowledges […]