The Future of Postcolonial Thought
A pair of books—one by Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh, another by Achille Mbembe—consider the unfulfilled promise of decolonization.
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Instead of focusing on the challenges facing disabled people, we should emphasize goals.
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What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids
Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.
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We Should All Be Able to Have Babies Like White People
Fertility treatments should not just be a luxury for a privileged class.
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We Should All Be Able to Have Babies Like White People
Fertility treatments should not just be a luxury for a privileged class.
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Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.
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We need to do more than prevent bias in our kids—we need to live our values here and now.
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Kelly Loeffler Just Lost Her WNBA Team to a Player She Refused to Meet
A massive story just went down in Atlanta, if we take the time to acknowledge it.
Dave Zirin
Is a Tax on ‘Ultra-Millionaires’ the Answer to Massive Inequality?
The ultra-rich have gotten even richer since the pandemic began. Elizabeth Warren says her wealth tax can combat rising inequality.
Joan Walsh
Two Cheers for Joe Manchin
Democrats should let the West Virginian have his small victories while they pass big bills.
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Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World
But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.
Maya Averbuch
In Okinawa, the US Military Seeks a Base Built on the Bones of the War Dead
Japan is using earth from a battlefield filled with human remains to build the foundation of a US military installation.
Maia Hibbett
France’s New Culture Warriors
The notion that the French state would bolster academic freedom by enhancing oversight of what is considered appropriate research is ludicrous on its face. But there’s a deeper irony as well.
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Culture
‘Minari’ Is a Landmark for Asian American Cinema
Lee Isaac Chung’s poignant immigrant drama is the kind of film that can be felt with all five senses.
Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
Playboi Carti, Rap Iconoclast
His recent album Whole Lotta Red boasts not just rockstar appeal but a sense of self-discovery and experimentation.
Stephen Kearse
The World Lawrence Ferlinghetti Built
As a poet, publisher, and bookstore owner, he helped foster a literary ecosystem where politics and culture for the better seemed possible.
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Listen: Parents in Prison: An Interview With Chesa Boudin
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But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.
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