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A Film Genre for the Dustbin

The only genre of movies I loathe more than sexist James Bond films are Westerns, the worst of which feature John Wayne. I might have…

Jun 1

A Film Genre for the Dustbin

Jun 1

Pushing Genocide Aside

Connecting with an old work colleague the other day, he informed me he had been sick. He works full time and is continually stressed. A…

May 19

Pushing Genocide Aside

May 19

Global Citizens Must Act as Peacemakers

Americans have long accepted their superpower status in the world as the norm and rarely challenge it. American “exceptionalism” is the…

Apr 5

Global Citizens Must Act as Peacemakers

Apr 5

USAID — Scrap “Soft Power” and Build a New System

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”…

Feb 23

USAID — Scrap “Soft Power” and Build a New System

Feb 23

The manner in which the AID cutoff is happening is wrong, and needs to be challenged, so people who…

If the Western core had kept its interventionist hands off developing, sovereign third world nations, they could have been allowed to…

Feb 11

Feb 11

Yes! A ceasefire. Long overdue.

Though I walked away from organized religion around age 18, as a habit I still end each day with my usual prayer: for the wars in the world…

Jan 16

Yes! A ceasefire. Long overdue.

Jan 16

Good piece!

Dec 7, 2024

Dec 7, 2024

They saw a Biden/U.S. backed genocide, and voted for more of it

As the holiday season approaches, we are seeing a slew of commentary on how to deal with family members who voted differently than us. At…

Nov 29, 2024

They saw a Biden/U.S. backed genocide, and voted for more of it

Nov 29, 2024

Dismantle a System that Limits Us

The “lesser of two evils” mantra has always rung hollow for me. In my circle, the party that many believed to be the “lesser” evil were the…

Nov 22, 2024

Dismantle a System that Limits Us

Nov 22, 2024

Sunday Morning (Bombs) Coming Down

It is Sunday morning, and I am waking up to the news that Israel has bombed a mosque in Gaza. Millions of Americans will go to church today…

Oct 7, 2024

Sunday Morning (Bombs) Coming Down

Oct 7, 2024

Krisgronquist

Krisgronquist

Minneapolis based Writer, Political Science/U of MN, Reparations for Black and Indigenous people. Anti-War. Neither Party Represents the Working Class!

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