August 2026 – Jennifer Lee Lawson, MA

Documented and undocumented immigrants play a huge role in our food system in the United States. Most of us are familiar with immigrants harvesting food on our farms. But what about the trucking industry, which supports a lot of our food distribution? Immigrants work there, too.

After you get a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and, in some cases, your own rig, you can start, last I checked, making six figures in trucking. My hunch is that this is exactly why Trump wants to crack down on this industry rather than other high-immigrant professions where pay is lower, such as house cleaning. High-paying jobs are, obviously, for the Cleavers. Not Cheech and Chong.

Join me in thanking immigrants for their commitment and hard work in our food system. Make it public. Make it loud. Make it non-violent.

This is the unfinished draft of Jennifer Lee Lawson, MA's Master's Thesis. It was written in 2009.

An already well-known graduate student in philosophy, Lawson was attacked and fell ill while she was writing this thesis, sending her under doctor's care for over a decade.

This draft is being made available especially for YOU--an international audience--because Lawson believes her thesis must have been important enough for someone--whoever it was--to harm her.

This manuscript is social, cultural, political, and legal philosophy that deals specifically with Indigenous Peoples. Questions such as "Should we leave uncontacted tribal people alone?", "Who should be a tribal citizen?", and "Are tribes cultural entities?" are explored.

Lawson uses her piercing intellect to clarify, argue, and make distinctions on Indigenous issues today.

Month: August 2026

Trump’s Grudge

It’s All About the Benjamins: The Trump Regime’s Crackdown on Foreign Truck Drivers