The Danger of Corporate Social Responsibility
October 14, 2019

There are those who believe that corporations have but one purpose—to maximize profits. There are those who believe that business must be a force for good, using free-market principles primarily to serve people and the planet—also known as social enterprise.

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Damnatio Memoriae
October 6, 2019

To resist through nonviolence, yes—
I’ll do what the data says is wise.
But to love is another matter:
I may wave the flag, but I am no patriot;
Is it not better to burn what they betray?

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America on the Brink  / poetry

All That Noise Over There – Hong Kong & the Inconvenience of Nonviolent Direct Action
September 15, 2019

Last week I had an interesting and telling experience at a conference, the topic of which was the exciting world of Financial Technology, or “fintech.”

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Waiting in Line to Donate Blood After A Mass Shooting
August 4, 2019

This is where we come together,
Not before but after:
The blood already drained,
We refill it;
We never lack for blood to give.

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When is it too Late?
July 20, 2019

Last week 1,000 Jews and allies
Surrounded ICE Headquarters in protest
Chanting Never Again
Like a shofar sounding pain
From Auschwitz to Gulag to Mount Sinjar

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America on the Brink  / poetry

March
April 13, 2019

Three Marches have come and gone
Like a public bus come to my street
Before giving up and moving on.
Each time I’ve seen them through windows
Fogged with the steam of my growing rage,

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Reichstag
February 3, 2019

It does not matter who lit the flame
That burned the Reichstag down,
Only that it burned and so few
Considered what cremation means
To those who long for proper burial.

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Questions On Nike, Colin Kaepernick, and Corporate Social Responsibility
September 9, 2018

I spend a lot thinking about whether or not for profit entities can be relied upon to be forces for social good, if they can be at all (see my post on impact investing, for instance). Thus Nike’s recent decision […]

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The Machinery of the State
July 29, 2018

A relentless South Texas wind poses impossible questions,
Flaps the smirking flags until they are upturned,
Mists the mown grass with evil’s sputum,
Ripples the lone unarmed security guard’s shirt
As he waves concentration camp employees

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The Problem With the Proverb About Teaching a Man to Fish
July 28, 2018

We’ve all heard the Chinese proverb, “Give a poor [wo]man a fish and you feed her for a day. You teach her to fish and you give her an occupation that will feed her for a lifetime.” It’s a great concept, one that is popular with those who are more free market-oriented–they like the notion of hand-me-ups instead of hand-outs–as well as with those who tend toward socialism, as they like the idea of empowering the poor.

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