Category Archives: Race Culture & Power
“Poverty Goes Straight to the Brain”
Sociology + Biology: Poverty, which is created by economic, political, social and cultural forces in society, produces physiological stresses leading to the “income-achievement gap” between poor and middle class white boys and girls, with negative effects lasting through adulthood, according … Continue reading
Consciousness-in-Action Around the World
The last few months have been quite interesting: meeting people, making new friends, reconnecting with old ones, exploring possibilities for extending the work of consciousness-in-action around the world. Quite literally. Well, just about, anyway: developing relationships with colleagues and co-conspirators … Continue reading
History of Religion
Check out this fascinating map of the history of major world religions. I have always wanted to be taught history visually in this fashion, to be able to see historical developments over time and place, albeit with a lot more … Continue reading
Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto”: A Critical Analysis
My good friend and colleague, Victor M. Rodríguez, Ph.D., professor of Chicano/Latino Studies at CSU-LB, brings to our attention this important critical analysis of Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto”. This appears originally in salon.com <http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/15/maya>. Thank you, Victor. Maya in the Thunderdome … Continue reading
