Add a comment May 7th, 2011 by Claudio Schuftan
Food for an alternative thought to follow Human Rights Reader 262 A contemporary philosopher asked himself: Is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism? 1. According to the same philosopher, we tend to ignore existing social conflicts and contradictions thus avoiding a political mobilization against the [...]
2 Comments February 19th, 2011 by Matthew Anderson
Food for a point of entry thought Human Rights Reader 256 Human rights work ought to constantly look for political points of entry. 1. Human rights (HR) are global affairs, i.e., matters that straddle national borders, as well as matters that pertain to often artificial divisions found in-country. HR are thus not only foreign aid [...]
Add a comment July 5th, 2010 by Matthew Anderson
Food for a preemptive thought Human Rights Reader 244 WHEN YOU DREAM ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS ALONE, IT IS JUST A DREAM; WHEN YOU DREAM WITH OTHERS, IT PRE-EMPTS REALITY. (R. Pereira G.) -Martin Luther King did not say “I have a nightmare”. (L. Stoddard) -Our future may be beyond our vision, but not beyond our control. [...]
Add a comment May 2nd, 2010 by Matthew Anderson
Food for the politics of a thought Human Rights Reader 239 Politics often is the art of knowing how to choose between two equally bad, unpopular measures. (R. Aron) In politics, the power of the purse is the most undemocratic power of all. In this Reader, we often refer to the politics-of-it-all in [...]
