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In the Epoch of Bronze

In the Epoch of Bronze In the Epoch of Bronze

We make the time pass. See, the devices laid out on the long tables, such ingenuity. This is the wave offering, this the heave offering. Waves of earth passing over you, into histo…

Jan 12, 2021 / Books & the Arts / G.C. Waldrep

The GOP’s Moral Gap

The GOP’s Moral Gap The GOP’s Moral Gap

Increase stimulus? No. Tax breaks for the wealthy? AOK.

Jan 11, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics

Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics

In her new book, Applebaum attempts to understand why some of her intellectual bedfellows moved to the far right.

Jan 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

Match

Match Match

Burning desire.

Jan 9, 2021 / OppArt / Tim O’Brien

Deb Haaland’s Cabinet Nomination Is a Triumph for Native Americans

Deb Haaland’s Cabinet Nomination Is a Triumph for Native Americans Deb Haaland’s Cabinet Nomination Is a Triumph for Native Americans

We have turned a page in our nation’s history—not because the insiders wanted it, but because the people fought for it.

Jan 8, 2021 / Julian Brave NoiseCat

Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol

Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol

Incited by the president, white supremacists invade the Capitol. Most walk away—there are few arrests.

Jan 8, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

The Legend of MF DOOM

The Legend of MF DOOM The Legend of MF DOOM

On the legacy of a rap music auteur. 

Jan 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

The Ethical Commitment to Be a Punk

The Ethical Commitment to Be a Punk The Ethical Commitment to Be a Punk

How 1980s punk music birthed its own kind of radical politics. 

Jan 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp

What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History

What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History

Cait McKinney’s Information Activism argues that archiving work illustrates how access to information has improved the lives of marginalized people.

Jan 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / M. Jesuthasan

Final Stages of White House Employment

Final Stages of White House Employment Final Stages of White House Employment

Trump goes down backstabbing.

Jan 2, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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