No, We Are Not “All” Indigenous by Matt Remle

Timely message. Thanks for clarifying what it means to be indigenous and the important role that is played by the Indigenous people for all mankind.

Card of the Day – Page of Cups – Saturday, October 21, 2017 — Tarot by Cecelia

https://www.youtube.com/embed/iow-ELMUZO4?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Let me start by saying, there is no such thing as coincidence. The Page of Cups is a messenger, and his message is one of new beginnings, creativity, and, of course, emotion. Synchronicity is associated with the Page of Cups, and I always view it as the Universe working its magic. Allow yourself to … Continue reading Card of the Day – Page of Cups – Saturday, October 21, 2017 — Tarot by Cecelia

Kneeling as Protest by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

Thank you for offering a clear and concise explanation of the protest.

Feminism and Religion

In a previous FAR post, I talked about the newest trend in sports of including women in marketing strategies for American football. Today I have decided to throw my hat into the ring regarding the recent polarizing “Kneeling” protest taking place at NFL games. I started writing this on the morning that the current Vice President walked out of a NFL game due to players ‘taking the knee’ during the National Anthem; a protest which has been reported to cost TAXPAYERS $200,000. Weeks have gone by with the issue getting bigger and bigger. I can no longer stay silent.

This protest started when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem in August of 2016. He stated he was taking a knee to stand for people that were being oppressed. It has since exploded as a social movement/protest.

It has become a highly sensitive and…

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Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector Will Survive With or Without America

Longreads

In the late 1960s, Jaime Bermúdez Cuarón, an engineer from a wealthy family, decided to build factories on his cotton fields in northern Mexico. Over time, he, low wages and trade agreements helped turn Juárez into a city of 400 factories that employ 300,000 people, and gave rise to similar industrial areas along the border. People call Cuarón the godfather of Mexico’s manufacturing sector.

At Bloomberg Businessweek, Lauren Etter tells Cuarón’s story and the way American manufacturers came to rely so heavily on Mexico’s factories, called maquiladoras, to build everything from medical devices to car parts. Trump called NAFTA “the worst trade deal ever made,” but Juárez’s industries are starting to rely less on America as they used to, so Cuarón believes Mexico will fare well despite president Trump’s loco rhetoric about border walls and NAFTA.