humanity

Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.

What Can We Expect From Generation Z?
Click for AUDIO VERSION. For far too long we have belabored the strengths and weaknesses of the Millennials (aka, Generation Y), but what about their successors, Generation Z? This is the Generation born between the late 1990s and the middle of this decade. This is a generation who is now getting ready to graduate from High School and enter college, but what can we expect from them?
By Tim Bryce8 years ago in The Swamp
Half White, Half Black
I moved to America at the age of 10, in the middle of winter and in the whitest state ever, Maine. Not three months after I had landed in the U.S, I was to start school, and let me tell you, it was an extremely different environment.
By Maria8 years ago in The Swamp
Love > Hate
Dr. Martin Luther King jr. the icon went through an immense amount of racism while keeping a nonviolent mind. Yes, we all know, but it is how he managed to push through and be an activist. To have love—that is what many forget to calculate; how Dr. King felt and expressed his passion in helping those around him and even the ones abroad who are just as oppressed as he.
By Isabella S8 years ago in The Swamp
Love in the Time of POTUS 45 . Top Story - April 2018.
I’m drinking champagne alone in the Broadway Bar on the night of the Women’s March on Washington. I just left the Orpheum, where the Literary Death Match poets and readers declared hopes for daughters and tribute to mothers—and you could feel as much in the audience as on the streets of Downtown LA tonight that we’re all still flying high, giddy with celebration even though we know there’s a long four years ahead. But we’re not ready to let hope fade yet—people are still carrying their signs, and they’re wearing their homemade pussy hats, and I still haven’t changed my clothes.
By Jaz Persing8 years ago in The Swamp
Cattle
"Holy sh*t man," he came running back after a moment, papers flapping wildly in his hand. I was working another minimum wage job in an endless stream of minimum wage jobs, and I was still trying to fold a pizza box helplessly.
By Danielle Dragani8 years ago in The Swamp
Free Speech In 2018
I am a strong believer in someone's right to free speech. I think people should be able to voice their opinion and make jokes about anything they want. I do believe there is definitely a time and place to say certain things; however, censorship is becoming too much in this day and age and this is what I will be discussing in this latest post.
By Mason Palmer8 years ago in The Swamp
The Real Harrison, AR
I started on this journey when I applied for a government job for a "Public Safety Dispatcher" in what I presumed was Buffalo, NY. I was sick and tired of working a job where there were so few women and too many men getting recognized for the same type of work I was doing. God only knows if they were getting paid more than me, but I didn't care when I applied. I worked for the government before, and because I was attending college full time, I didn't have time to drive over an hour away to work. (Most of you are thinking, why not? it's ONLY over an hour away! You could've made it work!) And I agree wholeheartedly. I worked it for a while until college course schedule was changed by my instructor, which meant I had to be in class earlier than expected. I was using my annual leave to cover the cost of me leaving work early, and getting to class on time with no sleep. I loved that job! However, trying to make good grades versus making "good enough" grades came into play. I decided to get good enough grades and take a leave of absence from my good paying job. On some level, I should've stayed working and gave up college all together. But I digress...
By Teri Ford8 years ago in The Swamp
Manners and Politics
Manner is defined as; the style or customary way of doing or accomplishing something. Manners are defined as: a socially acceptable way of behaving.
By Peter Rose8 years ago in The Swamp
What Would Captain America Do?
Each of you, for himself or herself, by himself or herself, and on his or her own responsibility, must speak. It is a solemn and weighty responsibility, and not lightly to be flung aside at the bullying of pulpit, press, government, or politician. Each must decide for himself or herself alone what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic, and which isn’t. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide it against your convictions is to be an unqualified and inexcusable traitor. It is traitorous both against yourself and your country. Let men label you as they may, if you alone of all the nation decide one way, and that way be the right way by your convictions of the right, you have done your duty by yourself and by your country, hold up your head for you have nothing to be ashamed of. It doesn’t matter what the press says. It doesn’t matter what the politicians or the mobs say. It doesn’t matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. Republics are founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe in. no matter the odds or consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move. Your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth and tell the whole world: “No, you move."
By James Howell8 years ago in The Swamp
Anti-Intellectualism 2018
It seems that nowadays, people are willing to belive any form of accusation, or theory with minimal to zero tangible evidence.
By Keaka Kahananui8 years ago in The Swamp
Where the Heart Is
In a perfect world, everyone is equal, everyone is worth the time to invest in and show kindness towards. However, in spite of this vision, the application of such a notion in daily life proves arduous—especially when it makes people uncomfortable. As the hourglass of our lives rapidly moves through the sieve of “now,” each moment beckons minor decisions, which are seemingly innocuous. Nevertheless, these decisions are the ones that produce the big picture of our lives. To be effectively kind, we must ritualistically participate in the art of introspection handling each moment with grace and foresight. Metaphorically, each grain of sand in the hourglass of our lives builds on the other. Every frown, smile, and nod is a choice we make, as it slips through the bottleneck of present to past collected together as our individual stories. By all means then, are we not the sum of our attributes in their most diminutive occurrences?
By Sam Sapien8 years ago in The Swamp
Immigrants Have Trouble Assimilating
This is flat out because Americans who have been here longer cause problems for them. It is the pecking order. Immigrants have a hard time adapting sometimes; it doesn’t matter what country they move to. Their new country has different customs, as well as needs. Americans are pretty much able to give any new immigrant problems. Somebody from Mainland China, for example, has trouble adapting to driving habits in California. They drive differently in China, according to my family who has been there. You have to cross the street at a time that is good for you.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in The Swamp