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In COVID Era, Artists Are Generating Hope and Illustrating Pandemic Inequities
As the pandemic enters its sixth month, artists throughout the U.S. are finding ways to document the moment.
Marvel’s “Punisher” Was a Hate Symbol Long Before Police Co-opted His Character
The Punisher has long been embraced as a classic superhero, but his comics spread reactionary ideology.
Far Right Reading List Shows Link Between Its Literature and Real-World Violence
The “America First” reading list is nothing if not a virtual how-to manual for white resentment and violence.
Cancelation of Cop Shows Signals a Cultural Shift in Glorifying Police Violence
Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, discusses how these shows do not show the realities of racist policing.
Religious Fundamentalism Impairs COVID-19 Response Across Nations
Whether in the U.S. or Iran, fundamentalist religion often made for bad public policy during the first wave of COVID-19.
Henry A. Giroux: It Is Impossible to Be Radical Without Being Optimistic
Henry A. Giroux examines the COVID-19 crisis as part of a more comprehensive crisis of politics and morality.
Judith Butler: Mourning Is a Political Act Amid the Pandemic and Its Disparities
This is the time to question the conditions that have structured the magnitude and disparities of this epidemic.
Fiona Apple on Her New Album and Acknowledging Indigenous Lands
The album includes an acknowledgment that it was “Made on unceded Tongva, Mescalero Apache, and Suma territories.”
To Survive Systemic Failure Induced by COVID-19, We Need Mutual Aid
Mutual aid efforts catalyzed by the pandemic show us the ways we can challenge the systems that have failed us.
We’ve Worked From Home for 18 Years. Here Are Our Secrets.
Many cannot work from home during this crisis, but for the millions who are doing so, here are our tips and tricks.