Articles written by Rivera Sun
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It's time to ditch the draft, once and for all
It’s outdated. It’s dysfunctional. It’s hated by most of the populace. No, we’re not talking about the line at the DMV. We’re talking about the Selective Service and the military draft. For decades, young men have had to... — Updated 4/22/2021
The bottom line in affecting change: Go for the money
It’s rare to hear business magazines admit the power of nonviolent action. As the editor of Nonviolence News, a service that collects and shares 30-50-plus stories of nonviolence in action each week, I often see business journals... — Updated 5/30/2019
The time is up. The time is now: An essay of the 'Man from the North'
(Editor’s note: The “Man from the North” is a fictional character from Rivera Sun’s first series of novels. She has him offering essays beyond her novels.) The time is up. The time is now. Gather the people to do the work:... — Updated 11/29/2018
'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' poignant, timely
On April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was sitting in a stark jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, where he had been arrested for engaging in nonviolent direct action. An ally had smuggled a newspaper into the jail that... — Updated 4/14/2016
Revolution's matchstick: The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Rolling down the corporate-political assembly line is a trade deal so treasonous to the people of the world that it should serve as revolution’s matchstick. The treaty is secret, but one fact is well known: the Trans-Pacific Part... — Updated 7/2/2015