There's deep ties between environmental justice and racial justice. It's sad how impoverished communities have to suffer/be picked on by big businesses because they aren't able to fight. More and more people are coming to realize this, so I'm eager to see how this may change things. Just because you don't have enough money, doesn't mean you should have to deal with exposure to hazardous chemical toxins from the landfills and power plants near your communities.

It should be common knowledge that people can’t go on 3-4 days without water. Water is a necessity! Without it, a living being simply cannot survive. It is such a horrific fact that there are billions of people around the world who do not have access to clean drinking water, especially here in the U.S. Human rights to clean water and even sanitation are essential for eradicating poverty, building peaceful and prosperous societies, and ensuring that 'no one is left behind' on the road towards sustainable development. Only once this is realized, real change will start happenings.

Propaganda most certainly played an interesting role in WW2. They were inexpensive, accessible, and ever-present in schools, factories, and in just about every store windows. The posters were definitely a factor that helped to mobilize Americans to war. The influence of racism definitely changed the American perception of the Japanese. Graphic images of Japanese people with sinister, exaggerated features was a fear tactic. The propaganda also supported racial stereotypes against the Japanese.

The idea of nativism really irks me. The "melting pot" is at the heart of the American immigration system. The melting pot comes from the idea that all of the cultural differences in the United States meld together, as if they were metals being melted down to become a stronger alloy. Immigrants diversify American culture. They make our culture so unique. Even today, Americans tend to forget where we all came from; an English colony.

I wonder if this is actually true (America being more equal and democratic than Europe).

He fails to discuss hardships faced by the African American population. This is interesting to me because I’d assume someone who studies history would be unbiased and understand what history is about. All capitalism begins with the slave trade; and because of that, we are still facing repercussions today. It makes some sense though; it was published in 1977 and racial tensions in the U.S. were high during that time, as the civil rights movement had “come to a close” in ~1968.