May 4 — What A Day — Part Two
The Haymarket massacre (or Haymarket riot) took place on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at the Haymarket Square in Chicago. It became the September 11 of its time. It began as a rally in support of striking workers.
Category Archives: Social Justice
Rant: Complaining About Fancy-Schmancy Quaker Schools
So here it comes again: on another list, a complaint about expensive Quaker schools. Are they really “Quaker”? Don’t they sow division in meetings? Don’t they perpetuate all kinds of bad class stuff?? For the record, I never worked at one of the fancy Quaker schools; but I was briefly on the “faculty” of the … Continue reading Rant: Complaining About Fancy-Schmancy Quaker Schools
Dog Days Flashback: Enlightenment In A Canadian Emergency Room
Originally posted in July, 2009 In the current health-care melee, we hear much alarmist talk and Canada-bashing, aimed at their single-payer health system. A few days back, I had an unexpected chance to observe the Canadian system up close. What I saw was very instructive. Here’s what happened: on the last evening of a Toronto … Continue reading Dog Days Flashback: Enlightenment In A Canadian Emergency Room