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Carlos González
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
My Dear Fetim
Sahrawi refugees are different than most, they are stateless. Fetim doesn't have a passport, you can't have a passport without a country.
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Gabriel González
- Jun 13, 2019
- 3 min
Superbad: an exploration of male friendship
Superbad is a brilliant coming of age story that everybody should watch, either for its comedy, its subject matter, or both.
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Philippe Mora
- Jun 1, 2019
- 7 min
Notes From A Cinema Memoir: Nazi modernism and other conundrums
'Triumph of the Will' is still a premier example of “fascinating fascism” in full blown toxicity.
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Blas Kisić
- May 13, 2019
- 2 min
The Extremes Always Meet
The right label for both Chávez and Trump is Populism.
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Jesus M Rodriguez
- May 11, 2019
- 2 min
The Evolution of Global Conversations
As we, Venezuelans, refuse to join progressive views, we are actively engaged in keeping Chavismo alive.
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Carlos González
- May 4, 2019
- 1 min
The Cruel Joke
Every day we wake up thinking that either destiny, god or the devil is playing a cruel joke on us.
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Carlos González
- May 3, 2019
- 2 min
Peace Privilege
I chose to call it “peace privilege”, this mindset by which people living in peaceful conditions cannot grasp (and empathize) with conflict.
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Carlos González
- May 2, 2019
- 2 min
Venezuelasplaining To Venezuelasplainers
Let it rain help, not bullets.
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Carlos González
- Dec 22, 2017
- 2 min
We Are All Selma
What Selma has taught us twice now, and so has Virginia in its last election, is that if we want to enact change we need to get out and vote
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Cafe McMullen
- Oct 17, 2017
- 3 min
What’s it Like to be a Twin?
Being a twin is an incredible way to go through life. I joke with people that I highly recommend it and they should try and get one.
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Carlos González
- Nov 19, 2016
- 2 min
Hate As A Political Tool
Hate will conveniently fracture a society and create deep divisions that could last generations.
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Carlos González
- Oct 11, 2016
- 3 min
The Problem With A 'Strongman'
Mr. Trump’s support does not come from his policies, few and vague at best, but his persona, his very troubling persona.
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Cafe McMullen
- Sep 20, 2016
- 3 min
What Makes a Preschool Great?
This week my daughter started her second year of preschool. Now I am looking at all those wide-eyed parents walking into their child’s...
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Cafe McMullen
- Apr 8, 2016
- 5 min
Sarah Lawrence College In Florence - A Program Worth Saving
When the question of what was my favorite class in school comes up, I always say it was my year abroad on the Sarah Lawrence College in...
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Carlos González
- Feb 14, 2014
- 3 min
Venezuela and the Hypocrisy of the International Left
True social justice cannot exist outside a fully functioning democracy.
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Carlos González
- Jun 3, 2013
- 3 min
Who Speaks for Tim Tracy?
In 2006 I produced and directed a self-financed documentary, “Children of the Clouds”, about the repression of Sahrawi students by...
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Cafe McMullen
- Apr 17, 2013
- 3 min
Technology and Education
It’s a hot topic these days: Teacher vs. Computers, Group learning vs. individual learning. Is it possible to be for all of it? Do we...
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Cafe McMullen
- Jun 13, 2012
- 2 min
Arts Education: Why Is It Important?
My name is Café McMullen and I am the program director at the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center in Leimert Park, Calif. We offer free...
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