Social Justice
Selected Writings
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No Girls Allowed
An unsung American hero played on a bittersweet field where the personal intersected sharply with the political. Thanks to her, there are now over 300,000 girls playing Little League....
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Defacing Women: Acid Attacks on Film
Ultimately, a global movement is required to end acid violence. This movement must insist that whatever injustice happens to one woman happens to us all. There’s a role for...
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Christmas in The Rockaways
Over 800 children and their parents lined up in the cold drizzle outside The Action Center in the Rockaway section of Queens this week for what could be their only...
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Is There a Cause for Which You’d be Willing to Sacrifice Your Life?
When I was in college, I had a small book of questions meant to serve as conversation starters for social gatherings. There was one question in particular that I...
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Opportunity for Justice in Africa’s Last Colony
In an era when human rights monitoring is a standard feature in peacekeeping missions worldwide, the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) operates as perhaps...
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A Hunger for Justice: The Perilous Journey of a Modern Day Gandhi
Say the words “hunger strike” and many will recall images of an emaciated Mahatma Gandhi enduring several famous fasts to protest British rule of India. But most Americans are...
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