Often, the greatest steps forward in our civilization occur when someone stands up against unjust laws and simply refuses to obey them. A few people who said it (much) better:
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Civil Disobedience
It seems appropriate that we would use this day, the 202nd birthday of Henry David Thoreau, to remark on the dramatic rise of protests in the United States. As reported here, the largest protests in American history are happening now, and …
Civil Disobedience on the Rise
When complete, this freshly vandalized billboard in Northern California will read, “We make kids disappear. — ICE.”
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Civil Disobedience Stronger and More Popular Than Ever
On this date in 1847, Henry David Thoreau left Walden Pond. We remember him for his solitude and demand for a simple life, as well as his masterpiece essay Civil Disobedience (1849). We’re reminded of this as we receive the …
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Quick Note on Civil Disobedience
A reader had a tough time with my piece of civil disobedience and climate change. He writes: Don’t confuse the very important concepts of: public meetings; protest events; political lobbying, etc. with the obnoxious term “civil disobedience.” They are not …
Sustainable Fishing and Civil Disobedience
As you read this post, the crew aboard the Greenpeace ship “Esperanza” (or “hope”) is busily destroying fishing lines that catch tuna for Walmart in a most barbaric fashion, killing obscene numbers of other aquatic animals. Is what Greenpeace is doing …
The Battles of Lexington and Concord: How They Translate Into Our World Today
As we note today’s anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord in the early part of the American Revolution, it’s hard not to think of the parallels to the current scene here in the modern-day U.S. In particular, 241 …
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Civil Disobedience and Environmental Justice
As I mentioned earlier, it’s the birthday of Henry David Thoreau. When we think of the long and important history of non-conformists, we probably think of Socrates first, but Thoreau is right up there in most people’s top five. Moreover, …
Sustainability and the Arc of the Moral Universe
During a 30-minute drive I took earlier today, I had the pleasure of listening to a 1964 talk that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered at the Baccalaureate sermon at the commencement exercises for Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, which …
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Is Big Brother Watching?
I just got an email from a reader who asked: “How monitored do you think this email to you is? How many of your followers restrain their comments, do you think?” Ha! Interesting questions. Personally, I would be surprised if …
