#MeToo Should Be About Transformation, Not Punishment by Tina Phillips

Ever since #MeToo jumped off I have noticed a concerning trend… Although many positive developments have arisen out of the movement, there have been some drawbacks, and one I am noticing is men being thrown under the bus. What is the price we pay for this “reckoning” in the long term? I am definitely not…

Tony Robbins: Misogynist Scam Artist An Interview by Tina Phillips

Interview with an anonymous person who attended Unleash the Power Within seminar in San Jose, CA in March 2018, in which Tony Robbins attacked the #MeToo Movement. How long were you at Unleash the Power Within event? 14 hours straight and that was only the first day. What were your initial impressions? That is was…

“Nobody talked about things like this.” by J. Richard Marra

I will never forget one burning summer day when, as a child, I played with my best friend, who was Jewish and whom I will refer to as “Morris.” Both of us were living the suburban American Dream during the mid-1950s, playing a trivia game about “America’s Pastime,” baseball. Our neighborhood, as many at that…

Our Bodies Are Not Our Own By Leigh Lyon

It more than likely starts with the first spanking… That is one of the most innocuous incidents I don’t remember if my mother or father ever spanked me, but I know a babysitter made me stand in the corner on one foot while he threw footballs at me and threatened me (with what I don’t…

The Ants Go Marching Two by Two by Danielle Zolondek

So I’m watching this documentary on ants and their efficient colonization, security, and transportation systems. It got my mind wandering (it was a documentary on ants) and I started to think about ways to make our system more efficient. It’s hard not to compare our society to flocks of sheep; directed by fear, just trying…