A WORTHWHILE OPINION TO READ ON THIS THE 4TH OF JULY. THE BIRTHDAY OF MY COUNTRY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. YES WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH TO CELEBRATE, BUT WE HAVE ALSO SEWN A DARK SIDE INTO THE FABRIC OF OUR SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT THAT NEEDS SOME REFLECTION ON THIS HOLIDAY. THIS ARTICLE BY JUNE TERPSTRA CLEARLY BRINGS UP SOME HARSH CHALLENGES WE ARE UP AGAINST.
June Terpstra, Ph.D. is an activist, educator and university lecturer in Justice studies, Criminal Justice and sociology. She has founded numerous programs for homeless, abused, youth and oppressed people in the U.S.A. She is presently teaching courses on law and terrorism, social justice, resistance, criminology, and juvenile Justice. She is a former Community Research Fellow and doctoral graduate of Loyola University Chicago.