Even with a misogynist predator-in-chief, we will not be silenced
20 years after The Vagina Monologues, I’d like to say that feminists have won. But patriarchy is a virus and we are in the midst of a massive outbreak
How to Write About Your Ancestral Village
You buy a one-way ticket to Beijing, and tell your mother you are traveling alone to figure out if China might be the answer.
Dan, Fran Keller to get $3.4 million in ‘satanic day care’ case
Dan and Fran Keller, who spent more than 21 years in prison after they were accused of sexually abusing children during supposed satanic rituals at their South Austin day care…
100 Great Works of Dystopian Fiction
Tales about a world gone wrong.
Kara Walker, ‘Tired of Standing Up,’ Promises Art, Not Answers
Kara Walker with her art installation at the Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn in 2014.Credit...Abe Frajndlich for The New York Times By Blake Gopnik Aug. 16, 2017 “I am tired,…
The Supermanagerial Reich
Anyone who takes seriously the threat of the newly empowered reactionary right, must take seriously the role neoliberalism has played in laying out the red carpet for its arrival.
Carry A. Nation
“You wouldn’t give the vote so I had to use a rock” - Carry A. Nation. {listen}
Aldo Leopold plants a forest and a meadow
In 1935, Aldo Leopold bought a worn out farm along the Wisconsin River. Taking up (second) residence in a former chicken coop, they wanted to live close to the land.…
Charlottesville: Why did this happen and how do we move forward?
Kamau and Hari dive deep into the events that stirred the nation this past weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. One of the largest white supremacist demonstrations in recent US history led to…
All Kinds of Fires Inside Our Heads
Nikki Wallschlaeger meditates on issues of accountability. Produced by Katie Klocksin. {listen}