It looks like we're just going to have to deal with institutionalized structures of violence rather than try to focus on controlling the behavior of a few "bad apples."
Conflict Cycles and Body Cameras
Explaining the Trump EPA to a Confused Martian
my Martian friend is confused as to why the very earthling institutional structure tasked with the job of "Protecting the Environment"...would pursue policies that actually harm the environment.
Lecture 10: Quantitative Research Methods
In this time of Fake News and Alternative Facts, we need a standard for discerning what is real and what is not. We need ways of sorting through the Alternative Facts and getting the Factual Facts. Fortunately, that's pretty much what sociologists do every single minute of every day.
Take a Knee, but Stay on Message
HOW THE DEBATE ON KNEELING IS DISTRACTING US FROM THE REAL ISSUE Let’s be clear, I’m on team take a knee. In fact, taking a knee is the very least that can be done. Unfortunately, the debate on whether or not one should take a knee, and under what conditions is sucking the oxygen away... Continue Reading →
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