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EnvironmentJuly 3, 2020
Imagining a New Mount Rushmore
What would a monument for our current Trumpian moment look like?Lawrence Weschler
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Supreme CourtSeptember 17, 2018
How the US Supreme Court Lost Its Legitimacy
The far right has long sought to limit access to authentic democratic governance. It’s succeeding.
Lawrence Weschler
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Social JusticeFebruary 1, 2017
The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan
He stood up courageously against Brazil’s dictatorship and supported the “preferential option for the poor.”
Lawrence Weschler
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PoliticsNovember 1, 2011
The Art of the Shakedown, From the Nile to the Potomac
How corruption in the US puts everyday corruption in Africa to shame.
Lawrence Weschler
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Climate ChangeApril 19, 2007
Fevered Imagination
Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.
Lawrence Weschler