How Europeans ‘Discovered’ America
[Editor: I’d like to continue this focus on colonization to examine a little-known doctrine of the Catholic Church, promulgated in the 1450s by Pope Nicholas V, called The Doctrine of … Continue reading →
Colonization: A World Historical Perspective
[Editor: This is an encyclopedic article on the history of colonization as a human practice throughout the centuries and throughout the world. The author(s) assert that the practice of agriculture was the … Continue reading →
Dharma of Social Innovation & Creativity
Engage! is the dharma of critical engagement. Engage! has explored numerous social justice issues, social problems, current events and politics. What Engage! has not focused on, up till now, is social … Continue reading →
Women in Shambhala Legitimize Sexual Assault
Editor: this brilliant analysis by Matthew Remski clarifies the conflicted relationship that devotees carry for their guru predators that simultaneously attract, frighten and disgust them. This ambivalence drives the devotees … Continue reading →
America. Destroyed from Within. By Greed. Hatred. And Delusion.
Engage Editor: Trump the Chump, Patsy for Putin. While Trump does Putin’s bidding destroying NATO and US diplomatic, military and economic alliances around the world, he doesn’t seem to recognize that Putin’s ultimate and … Continue reading →
Umair Haque: American Genocide
Do Americans Understand They’re Beginning to Commit The Legal Definition of Genocide? No, You Don’t Know What Genocide (Really) Is. But You Should. umair haqueJun 19 Putting little kids in camps. … Continue reading →
Patricia Okoumo: Statue of Liberty Protest for Migrant Children
Patricia Okoumou, with Rise and Resist organizer Jay W. Walker, talks in her first television interview about due process, the rights of immigrants, and climbing the Statue of Liberty to … Continue reading →
Teachers and Refuge Recovery
[Editor: The discussion that has taken place in the Comments section on Noah Levine and ATS/Refuge Recovery needs some background for clarification. The complicated history and relationship between ATS and Refuge … Continue reading →
Kalapa Council Admits Facts of Sakyong’s Sexual Assault
Leaked notes reveal Buddhist leader coerced female students into sex: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h9A4S-k2602Aaz1Etmpl3R6Sjcq_wP3pCkQt-sxy85c/edit Stories of drunken parties and sexual misconduct are emerging from his inner circle. Published in Think Progress, Jul 6, … Continue reading →
Palmo and Allione Respond to Shambhala Sexual Assaults
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo & Lama Tsultrim Allione discusses the allegations of sexual abuse by Shambhala head Sakyong Mipham. Recorded at Tara Mandala, July 1, 2018. Maybe Shambhala should demand that … Continue reading →
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