The president willfully ignores, rewrites, or rejects history just as we have begun to truly interrogate the trauma of the Civil War.
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Was It a Story of Love or Exploitation? It Was Both, and More
Alex Tizon’s account of his family’s slave left readers frustrated with the ambiguities of memoir, journalism, and storytelling.
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Ijeoma Oluo Has the Last Word on Rachel Dolezal
Oluo’s interview is a master class in confrontation, in which the hard questions are asked and the answers are pushed.
Posted inHistory, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
The Revolution Will Be Handmade!
Knitting and sewing circles have long been the perfect environments for women to organize.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
George Washington Lived in an Indian World, But His Biographies Have Erased Native People
Telling Washington’s story without erasing the people and lands that preoccupied him leads to important new questions; like, just how consequential for American history was the first president’s addiction to land speculation?
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
To Post, or Not to Post?
Eloghosa Osunde contemplates the role of marginalized artists in online activism.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
To Post, or Not to Post?
Eloghosa Osunde contemplates the role of marginalized artists in online activism.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Price of Tuition-Free College
Tuition-free college is a reality in California. The catch is that eligible students can’t always afford rent, food, or books.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Earning Our Place on the Planet: An Interview with adrienne maree brown
Her planet/self-help guide for activists, “Emergent Strategy,” is going mainstream — maybe even in time to save the world.
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Stripped: The Search for Human Rights in US Women’s Prisons
The US prison system is broken. It sucks up billions of dollars each year and destroys lives. Could a Thai princess and an accidental criminal justice reform activist in the Pacific Northwest have the answers?
