552. IF YOU ARE NEUTRAL IN TIMES OF INJUSTICE, YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE SIDE OF THE OPPRESSOR. (Desmond Tutu)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about much of what you want to reflect on about class, oligarchy,…
551. WE LIVE IN A SECULAR SOCIETY THAT COVETS AND STRIVES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: IS SECULARISM CONSIDERED A PROGRESS?
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about the outlook for religions in the 21st century. It touches upon…
550. YES, I WRITE THE READERS WITH A LOT OF ANGER (CREATIVE ANGER) AND I DO NOT HIDE IT. I SAY THIS NOT WITH RESENTMENT, BUT WITH DETERMINATION.
[Every 50 Readers I write one that pertains to the process and thoughts that lead to each Reader coming to…
549. FEWER THAN 10% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION PARTICIPATES FULLY IN POLITICAL LIFE; LESS STILL ON HUMAN RIGHTS. DO YOU GET INVOLVED IN LONG STRUGGLES?
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about engaging in a more inclusive interpretation of HR actions beyond neoliberalism,…
548. THE BASIC CONFLICT OF OUR TIMES IS TO DECIDE WHEN TO CLING TO THE PRESCRIPTIONS OF A FAILING PARADIGM AND WHEN TO SEE THROUGH IT AND LET IT GO. (P. Brook)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about the perverse effect of considering development a primarily technological challenge and…
547. AS POLITICAL ACTIVISTS, WE ACT IN THE SHADOWS –AND IN DARKNESS, THERE IS LITTLE ROOM TO MANEUVER POLITICALLY. (Boaventura de Sousa Santos)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about the consequences of political polarization and of populism, about political will…
546. DEVELOPMENT OUGHT TO ACTUALLY BE A PROCESS OF SUBVERSION OF OLD WAYS SO THAT NEW WAYS CAN REPLACE THEM. (G. Axinu)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about what we have to do when moving towards a new path…
545. AS I SEE IT: HAVE ALL THE FACTS ABOUT GLOBALIZATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONE PLACE. (Part 2 of 2)
[**TLDR** (too long didn’t read): This Reader assembles HR-thinking about globalization; it includes the role of markets and the world…
544. AS I SEE IT: HAVE ALL THE FACTS ABOUT GLOBALIZATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONE PLACE. (Part 1 of 2)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader assembles assorted HR-thinking views about globalization; it includes a series of facts under…
543. WE HAVE RANSACKED THE PLANET IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT, SOMETIMES FOR NEED, MUCH TOO OFTEN FOR GREED. (Anwar Fazal)
[**TLDR** (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about the need for a process of eco-and HR-thinking conducive to fulfil…