Tag Archives: politics

02/07/2013 edward snowden | Edward Snowden Brazil | Edward Snowden Democracy | Edward Snowden Exile | Edward Snowden Freedom | Edward Snowden Hero | Edward Snowden NSA | Edward Snowden Wikileaks | moscow airport | political exile | politics | Snowden Evo Morales | Snowden Manning Assange | symbols of democracy Feitosa-Santana

About Snowden: I speak as an American Resident and as a Brazilian Citizen.

Today, I feel an orphan. Today, I am ashamed to be an American resident as well as a Brazilian citizen. Today, Brazil does not represent me. Today, my nation has decided to ignore the fact that Edward Snowden is asking for political exile. Today, my nation is ignoring that Snowden is one of the most […]

13/05/2013 colored man | human-rights | politics | society | white brother | Who is the Colored Man Feitosa-Santana

Who is the Colored Man? By Léopold Sédar Senghor

Dear white brother, When I was born, I was black, When I grew up, I was black, When I am in the sun, I am black, When I am sick, I am black, When I die, I will be black. While you, white man, When you were born, you were pink, When you grew up, […]

27/01/2013 Alia Shawkat | Amreeka | Hiam Abbass | human-rights | middle-east | Nisreen Faour | Occupied Palestine | politics | Prejudice against Arabs | Prejudice against Muslims | religion Feitosa-Santana

Amreeka

Mother and son, Muna and Fadi, are tired of the bombs and checking points of the occupied Palestine, and they decided to join their relatives in Chicago but they arrived in the US right after the nine-eleven… They are not even Muslims but, for the average American, they are just stupid Muslims or potential terrorists… […]

06/01/2013 Eccentric or Sick | Greek Tragedy and Celebrity | human-rights | Kennedy Sex Addiction | Patrick Carnes Addiction | Patrick Carnes Betrayal Bond Review | Patrick Carnes Impunity | politics | society | Steve Jobs Power Feitosa-Santana

Are some celebrities eccentric or sick?

If you ever felt that your uniqueness means that you are not like other people, and you do not have human limitation, you have entered the arena that Greek writers called “tragedy”.  In this arena, all Greek heroes often had the same flaws, excessive pride. It happens when people fail to accept human limitation, and […]