In Debt We Trust: A documentary film about the debt industry in the United States and how it’s flushing most of us down the financial toilet. Includes analysis of credit card marketing to college students, the real estate bubble, check cashing storefronts, rent to own, payday loans, rapid refund loans, car title loans, […]

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Whiteness: Feminist Philosophical Reflections edited by Chris J. Cuomo and Kim Q. Hall (1999, Rowman & Littlefield)

Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women & White Women by Midge Wilson & Kathy Russell (1996, Anchor Books)

Memoir of a Race Traitor by Mab Segrest (1994, South End Press)

Look Me in the Eye: Old […]

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If you live in the US, call your senator and tell them you support the rights of immigrants, and that the bill currently under consideration is unacceptable to you.
For more information on the bill and contact phone numbers, see this post by nezua. This comment tells you how simple it is.
This page helps you […]

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Two really good posts from Plain(s) Feminist on white privilege and racism:

Anti-racism, race traitors and whiteness
More thoughts on racism
Via Silence of Our Friends

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Some books in a pile on the floor next to my desk which I keep stubbing my toe on (way to remind myself of white privilege, eh?):

Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide by Andrea Smith

color of violence: the incite! anthology

The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex (Incite! […]

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There’s plenty that could be said about the whole Dove “Real Beauty” campaign, certainly not all of it complimentary. And I may be the last person in North America to see this commercial, but just in case, I’m posting it as yet another piece of education about the fascist beauty standard, the wonders of […]

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Do you believe that pornography is related to rape, sexual degradation, and violence in our culture? Do you want to do something to reclaim our culture?
Come join us at the STOP! PORNOGRAPHY TRAINING
When: Friday June 8 through Saturday June 9, 2007
Where: Wheelock College, Boston
What: Training features Gail Dines, Robert Jensen, Rebecca Whisnant and Lierre […]

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Sorry, this is taken down. It’s just too personal.

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