blog archive

2019


September 12, 2019
State treasurer visits central Wisconsin
Reporting on a public meeting with state treasurer Sarah Godlewski in Wausau, Wisconsin, hosted by Citizen Action of Wisconsin.

August 16, 2019
If you're not antifascist, what are you?
Discussion about the antifascist movement in the United States. Reporting on the recent spread of misinformation by far-right groups, infecting the media system and manufacturing panic.

July 29, 2019
Environmental news and action
Major topics: Heatwaves in Europe, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, links between nutrients in food and changing climate.

July 25, 2019
Sex and gender are both social constructs
An essay explaining how the concepts of sex and gender are socially constructed, thus leading to trans-feminism praxis.

July 15, 2019
Don't cross the picket line: avoiding Amazon Prime Day
Comments about Amazon and solidarity with striking workers.

July 13, 2019
Mass protests demand end to concentration camps, protection of immigrant's rights
Reporting on mass protests against oppressive immigrant policies in the United States.

July 2, 2019
Queer liberation — not rainbow capitalism!
An essay exploring some issues and contradictions in the mainstream LGBT movement.

April 21, 2019
Inclusive feminism vs. gatekeeping:
Google It's recent video seeks unity

Trans rights! Praise for Google It's video about feminist gatekeeping and trans rights.

January 1, 2019
Thinking back on 2018...
Reflections on memorable events and topics over the past year.


2018


December 19, 2018
Embree's Ruminations are mostly about his conservative politics
A brief comment about my former psychology professor's centrist politics.

August 30, 2018
Easter Island not Yellowstone Park: A response to The Incredible Aspie on capitalism and the environment
A response to the Incredible Aspie's video "Environmentalism and Capitalism: Are They Compatible?" and a discussion about Jevon's paradox.

July 6, 2018
Rachel Carson and George Mitchell: Warnings about the future
An essay on Rachel Carson's ecological critique.

July 4, 2018
The worker and the planet are the real victims of capitalism: a response to Sman
A brief response to SManSpeaks's video "the Anti-Capitalism Victim Complex" discussing the historical development of capitalism.