Justice and Advocacy - Art Stardust

Rethinking Victimhood

“Don’t be a victim.” “You have a victim mentality.” “I’m not a victim.” “I’m not like a typical victim.” These statements are often normalized and seen as signs of strength and resilience....

Content warning: this piece discusses child abuse and neglect. “Children, you are about to be told one more time that you are America's most valuable natural resource. Have you seen what they do to valuable natural resources?! Have you seen a strip mine? Have you seen a clear cut in the forest? Have...

Revealing Poverty: The Legacy of Barbara Ehrenreich

One of my favorite authors passed away two days ago. Her name was Barbara Ehrenreich, and I continue to draw inspiration from her. She wrote with cutting passion about injustice and inequality. She also carried a severe skepticism toward every assumption, resulting in honest revelations about even the most difficult subjects. In over twenty books,...

Radical Thoughts About the Anti-Work Movement

Over the past several months, an online community has come together in the name of “Anti-Work.” There are several tenets that can be gathered from the unrest and frustration expressed in the thousands of posts across various social media platforms like Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter. On reddit, the tagline is “Unemployment for all, not just...

The Right to Not Reproduce

It is possible to be shocked but not surprised. As you likely know already, the Supreme Court of the United States declared this morning that abortion is no longer a constitutional right. This decision overturns Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 decision preserving the right to abortion. For nearly fifty years, people in this country had...

Close Clarity

I entered adulthood wholly uneducated and unprepared for life. I was homeschooled until I was 19. When I tried attending a local university while living with my parents, I had no time to study. I also had no respect for academia. In my mind, my own ignorant Christian beliefs were superior to whatever I might...