Food-Stamp Fear Mongers and the Racist Politics of Hunger
Food-stamp fear mongers suggesting low-income undocumented immigrants are disproportionately consuming the $55.7 billion spent on the Supplemental Nutrition…
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AIDS and the House That Donald Trump Built
Some sunlight found its way between the metal police pens surrounding the new New York City AIDS Memorial,…
Public Lands, a Safeguard Against Authoritarians, Are More Important Than Ever
They don’t just provide food, recreation, clean water, and jobs, but privacy too. With Trump in power, they’ll…
Will These Latest Prison Reforms Help Ex-Inmates Get Jobs?
Recent reforms will ensure ex-prisoners can apply for jobs, but they’ll still have to overcome significant stigma to…
White Feminism Is Over If You Want It to Be
The eulogies, elegies, and requiems for white feminism have been written, and, this time, they’ve been penned by…
How to Achieve an ‘Anti-Racist’ America
A conversation with National Book Award-winner Ibram X. Kendi. By Corey Atad Students pray in the aftermath of…
What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘Normalizing’ Donald Trump
A political science professor weighs in. By Jared Keller (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr) Ever since Donald Trump eked out…
What Happens When the Ice Disappears?
The world depends on snow and ice for everything from water to sun-reflection. But thanks to global warming,…
The Buffalo’s Burden
Earlier this year, the bison was named our national mammal, but due to a conflict with Western ranchers, the beasts are anything but wild and free.
How U.S. Drug Policy Looks to the Rest of the World
Sometimes, to understand something, you have to take an outsider’s point of view. That’s why, to get perspective…