Articles by: Doug Allen

Antisemitism And Relating To Others: The Need To Go Beyond Tolerance

Antisemitism And Relating To Others: The Need To Go Beyond Tolerance

Although the focus of this essay is on Jewish experiences and Jewish responses, other religious and secular readers concerned about responding to so much hatred, bigotry, racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression, exploitation, and injustice today can easily transform my wordings into their own contextualized terms. Most of our responses to hatred, bigotry, antisemitism (also spelled anti-Semitism, anti-semitism), racism,[Read More…]

by 12/05/2019 2 comments World
Three Pillars of Peace and Justice Activism

Three Pillars of Peace and Justice Activism

                        Over many years, I’ve often reflected on the following questions. Why are some University of Maine students in general, Maine Peace Action Committee (MPAC) students in particular, and community members concerned about peace and justice, while others are not? Why do some of these students and community members[Read More…]

by 19/12/2018 Comments are Disabled Life/Philosophy
Marx, Gandhi, And The U.S. After The 2016 Elections

Marx, Gandhi, And The U.S. After The 2016 Elections

Both Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Mohan Karamchand (“Mahatma”) Gandhi (1869-1948) would be very alarmed by the U.S. elections of 2016 and what we are now facing with President Donald Trump and the Trump Administration. They would be alarmed by the campaigns and elections, the language used, the power relations, the role of money, the role of the media, and the[Read More…]

by 28/03/2017 Comments are Disabled World