Having solved the mystery of the largest maritime disaster in a generation, Rachel Slade can see how what happened on the ocean is an allegory for what’s happening on dry land.
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It Isn’t That Shocking
Popular culture likes to depict electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as sinister and dangerous. Leslie Kendall Dye reflects on the myths surrounding the treatment that saved her life.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The High Price of Being a #MeToo Whistleblower
Tricia Romano considers what speaking out about abuse at the hands of Eric Schneiderman has cost a close friend.
Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Story
More than Make-Work
A jobs guarantee is a messy, awkward, good idea.
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A Chance to Rewrite History: The Women Fighters of the Tamil Tigers
How during a brutal, 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers failed the women soldiers who sacrificed everything to fight for a sovereign state for the Tamil minority.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
‘Open Casket’ and the Question of Empathy
Did Dana Schutz’s painting engage with her subject, Emmett Till, ethically and responsibly?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
A Tiny Scar, From Falling
Lara B. Sharp’s efforts to gather information about what happened to her in foster care and as a ward of the state turn up nothing but incorrect records.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Politics and Prose
Marie Myung-Ok Lee finds herself conflicted about attending a controversial author’s reading and wonders: what does “speaking up” actually mean?
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
Bundyville Chapter Four: The Gospel of Bundy
The Bundys have found momentum in the Trump era. Ryan Bundy is running for governor and politicians are joining the Bundys at public events. They say they’ll do “whatever it takes” to defend their rights.
Posted inScience & Nature, Story
Wild At Heart
They perform daring escapes from slaughterhouses, zoos, and laboratories. But animals on the run are only as free as we want them to be.