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Peters: Unity Meeting, Boston, Mass.
Commentary, August, 15 2006
Cynthia Peters
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The organizations represented at an anti-war "Unity Meeting," held at the 1199SEIU union hall on July 6, 2006, seemed to capture all the hopefulness, dedication, and hard work that is best about progressive movements today. The meeting was an atte...
Peters: The Corporate Parent
Commentary, August, 03 2006
Cynthia Peters
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When I gave birth to my first daughter, I was in a hospital. Contraction-inducing pitocin was dripping into my veins, and I was hooked up to a monitor, featuring a jagged line graph which represented the force of each contraction. During heavy con...
Peters: Kinship Vision
Znet Article, May, 19 2006
Cynthia Peters
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This paper is being prepared for the June 1 - 7 2006 first Z Sessions on Vision and Strategy, held...
Peters: Gonna Use My Imagination
Commentary, May, 12 2006
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
Today's Boston Globe (April 22, 2006), reports that Massachusetts is giving $1 million to a faith-based organization to teach abstinence in the schools.
Peters: In Case of Emergency
Commentary, April, 20 2006
Cynthia Peters
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A while ago, I had a chance to learn about how I react in emergencies.
Peters: "Off Without Off"
Commentary, March, 31 2006
Cynthia Peters
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"How was your weekend?" I ask my adult education students at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. "Did you have any time off?" "Off without off," is the usual answer.
Peters: Citizen Consumer
Commentary, December, 29 2005
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
There is no such thing as too much detail when it comes to the corporate press directing its readers in how to shop, how to avoid engaging in civic life, and how to celebrate the trivial as the main source of respite from a harsh world. Having jus...
Peters: Curvy Women Can Sell Products Too!
Commentary, August, 20 2005
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
Like any random American, I have consumed mountains of advertising featuring women's cleavages, women's tongues, women's asses, and women's firm and supple flesh -- sometimes draped in a sliver of lemon peel, suggesting that a woman is -- what? --...
Peters: WASP Values and Political Work
Commentary, August, 03 2005
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
At a recent funeral of an African American family member, people took turns standing up to eulogize him. But they didn't stand up alone. There was always one person, sometimes two, at their side, the assumption being that they might not be able to...
Peters: Pink-ish, Blue-ish States R Us
Commentary, December, 07 2004
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
When you opened your newspaper on November 4, you could be forgiven for thinking we live in a completely divided country. The blue states were on either coast, plus a couple of states in the middle, and the rest of the country was red.
Peters: Trim your thighs. Enhance your cleavage. Take a Bubble Bath
Commentary, October, 20 2004
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
Recovering from a bit of surgery recently, I complained to a friend that I felt nauseous and that there was nothing I wanted to eat.
Peters: Don't Let the Authorities Down!
Commentary, July, 23 2004
Cynthia Peters
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"Peace Begins With YOU!" says the bold faced type of the subway station billboard in Boston's Back Bay station.
Peters: Talking Back to Chomsky
Commentary, April, 27 2004
Cynthia Peters
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Our social change movements have benefited enormously from the work of Noam Chomsky. The incredible energy he brings to his speaking and writing means that millions have been exposed to his analysis of U.S. foreign and domestic policy. But he has ...
Peters: Selling, Stalking, and Shaming
Commentary, February, 08 2004
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
Superbowl 2004 offers a revealing window into how our culture views sex and sexuality. Namely, sex is a tool for persuading you to consume, for oppressing and demeaning others, and for making people feel guilty and confused about something that sh...
Peters: New Afghan Constitution Only One Step on Long Road to Women's Rights
Commentary, January, 17 2004
Cynthia Peters
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While George Bush hailed the newly ratified Afghan charter as a vehicle that "will serve the interests and just aspirations of all of the Afghan people," Afghan women have reason to be more circumspect.
Peters: The Class Divide
Commentary, October, 26 2003
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
In her book, Bridging the Class Divide, Linda Stout mentions an incident when low-income activists created a brochure that included the quote, "Something has got to be wrong when the government spends so much money on the military and nothing on m...
Peters: Toys for Empire
Commentary, September, 16 2003
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
Toys for Empire
Peters: Courting the "Middle Class"
Commentary, July, 10 2003
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
As we approach election year 2004, it is tempting to lead with the rallying cry, "Dump Bush." Besides the obvious reasons why it would be preferable to unseat this frat boy with his finger on the button, many progressives believe that the slogan a...
Peters: Backlashes and Bare Asses: Anti-War Dixie Chicks Take Off All Their Clothes
Commentary, May, 15 2003
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
What do you do if you are a trio of female country singers, who have spoken
Peters: Parenting During War-Time
Commentary, April, 13 2003
Cynthia Peters
Peters's ZSpace page
"You're right to be concerned" about having your 9-month old in the room with you when you watch the news, reports Barbara Meltz in a Boston Globe "Child Caring" column. "If watching the news makes you tense and anxious, your baby will pick up on ...
