13 Sep, 2021
The Lessons of September 11th
Now, more than ever, it is necessary for the U.S. to be smart about our narrative and the appraisal of our role in the world...
13 Sep, 2021
1 Sep, 2021
Is Afghanistan FUBAR? It depends who you ask
I have been teaching political science for more than a decade and politicians do not make my job easy...
26 Aug, 2021
A world for future generations
Reflect for a moment that Mt. Shasta, off the I-5 in Northern California, was described by John Muir in 1877 as: “Go where you will within a radius of from fifty to a hundred miles, there stands the colossal cone of Shasta...
9 May, 2021
SOS: will the world answer the calls for help?
SOS: will the world answer the calls for help? by Wim Laven 717 words Published in: Black Star News, Z...
7 Mar, 2021
When we see, learn, and act, and use the counterfactual
In March of 1991, at the age of 13, my life changed. I watched footage of police violence so staggeringly brutal that I had a million questions and no answers...
3 Mar, 2021
Planned Human Obsolescence
This academic term I’m teaching my college courses fully online; a year into the global pandemic of COVID-19, and it’s not safe to public health for classes to be held face-to-face...
13 Feb, 2021
‘Whataboutism’ is not a defense
‘Whataboutism’ is not a defense by Wim Laven 749 words Published in: Anchorage Press, LA Progressive, Black News, Westside Gazette,...
16 Jan, 2021
Misusing King’s Message
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was profoundly moved by injustice and inequality ubiquitous...
31 Oct, 2020
Be Prepared to Defend Democracy
Be Prepared to Defend Democracy by Wim Laven 741 words Published in: LA Progressive, The Gilmer Mirror, Counterpunch, Sierra County...
12 Oct, 2020
The Menacing Threat of Hate and Political Violence
Matthew Shepard, just 21, was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime on October 7, 1998, taking five agonizing days to die of his wounds. Sadly, in 2020, the US has not learned the lessons underlying hatred and political violence.
7 Oct, 2020
Be Prepared for Violent Fascists and Political Violence
In the days following the first Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden I observed two important lessons.
1 Oct, 2020
President Karen
After watching the first round of “debates” between Joe Biden and Donald Trump there are explanations for the behavior presented by Donald Trump.
19 Sep, 2020
Real Patriotic Education
“The President’s call to “restore patriotic education in our schools” via the creation of the “1776 Commission” aimed at controlling...
1 Sep, 2020
Can King’s dream end this nightmare?
“The struggle for basic decency in the US is front and center. A 17-year-old got his mother to take him...
30 Jul, 2020
Mending the Broken Femur
“Anthropology is the study of human societies and their development. It gives a window into the mysteries of human life,...