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What Lessons Can We Draw From the Time the Wealthy Fled New York?
Lockdown showed us what can happen when capitalism with its emphasis on consumption and competition is put on hold.
Capitalism Fuels Disease, Trauma and Addiction. How Can We Heal?
Physician Gabor Maté discusses his new book, “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture.”
Feel Like Everything Is Crumbling? This Oral History of the Future Offers Hope.
Where will we be in 30 years? M.E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi offer a hope-filled vision of interdependence and care.
I’m Craving the Sweetness of Ancestral Love on Valentine’s Day
Because of the pandemic, I don’t even remember the last time I kissed an elder.
Death Surrounds Us — We Cannot Ignore Its Reality, or Its Mystery
Death is a problem only for the living because we cannot grasp its meaning from this side of life.
Public-Private Partnerships Are Quietly Hollowing Out Our Public Libraries
Private companies contracted to “streamline” public libraries are doing it at the cost of decent-paying union jobs.
Police Stole Sacred Objects From Afro-Brazilian People. Now Museums Hoard Them.
There is now a growing movement in Brazil to reclaim sacred objects and collections from museums.
Drug War Critics Slam Olympics for Suspending US Track Star Over Marijuana Use
Sha'Carri Richardson's suspension over a positive marijuana test result has sparked calls to reform the Olympics' rules.
Growing Movement Pushes Museums to Cut Ties With Colonialism and Apartheid
Museums have profited from colonial violence for centuries. Strike MoMA and other activists worldwide say, “no more.”
“Rutherford Falls” Confronts Everyday Colonialism
Representation is not revolutionary, but it can break open new possibilities.