Slogans Are Easy
November 3, 2019
We can never atone for the billions
spent on dark dreams
sawed through with ease,
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The Danger of Corporate Social Responsibility
October 14, 2019
There are those who believe that corporations have but one purpose—to maximize profits. There are those who believe that business must be a force for good, using free-market principles primarily to serve people and the planet—also known as social enterprise.
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Damnatio Memoriae
October 6, 2019
To resist through nonviolence, yes—
I’ll do what the data says is wise.
But to love is another matter:
I may wave the flag, but I am no patriot;
Is it not better to burn what they betray?
Questions for My Financial Planner
October 4, 2019
I inherited a small fortune when I came of age,
Invested it well.
Now, at 35, I have even more money.
Time and commerce are good to the fortunate.
All That Noise Over There – Hong Kong & the Inconvenience of Nonviolent Direct Action
September 15, 2019
Last week I had an interesting and telling experience at a conference, the topic of which was the exciting world of Financial Technology, or “fintech.”
Waiting in Line to Donate Blood After A Mass Shooting
August 4, 2019
This is where we come together,
Not before but after:
The blood already drained,
We refill it;
We never lack for blood to give.
March
April 13, 2019
Three Marches have come and gone
Like a public bus come to my street
Before giving up and moving on.
Each time I’ve seen them through windows
Fogged with the steam of my growing rage,
Reichstag
February 3, 2019
It does not matter who lit the flame
That burned the Reichstag down,
Only that it burned and so few
Considered what cremation means
To those who long for proper burial.
Questions On Nike, Colin Kaepernick, and Corporate Social Responsibility
September 9, 2018
I spend a lot thinking about whether or not for profit entities can be relied upon to be forces for social good, if they can be at all (see my post on impact investing, for instance). Thus Nike’s recent decision […]
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The Machinery of the State
July 29, 2018
A relentless South Texas wind poses impossible questions,
Flaps the smirking flags until they are upturned,
Mists the mown grass with evil’s sputum,
Ripples the lone unarmed security guard’s shirt
As he waves concentration camp employees