Medieval Justice
from a medieval historian
I hate everybody including you
The Art of saying no Admittedly it’s thin, but there is definitely a silver lining to the pandemic: for the best part of a year we have all been granted…
You must stop writing these little love letters to my husband
24 March, 1921 Dear Princess Bibesco, I am afraid you must stop writing these little love letters to my husband while he and I live together. It is one of…
Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism | Philosophy Tube
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk47kh7fiE
Netflix’s City of Ghosts Maps a Better Way to See LA—and Everywhere Else
Ito’s delivery mechanism for all that is a hybrid. The show’s characters are finely designed 3D ’toons, but the backdrops and settings aren’t. They’re photographs by the LA photographer Kwasi…
Audre Lorde Thought of Self-Care as an “Act of Political Warfare”
Several prominent thinkers have pointed out how activism, race, and self-care are connected. In 2014, I saw the legendary social justice activist Angela Davis speak. She ended her talk with…
The Combahee River Collective and Intersectionality in the Age of Identity
Having identified intersecting systems of oppression, the Collective argued that overlapping solutions were needed. The 1980 statement is the first recorded use of ‘identity politics’ and they did indeed root…
American Colonialism in Asia
1971 edition of Gidra magazine
How to Get Rid of Your Landlord and Socialize American Housing, in 3 Easy Steps
Homelessness, unaffordable urban real estate, devastating gentrification, and the housing bubble are all rooted in privatized housing.