“How a shrinking city, aging infrastructure and racism left thousands of Jacksonians without water for weeks.”
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Posted inCrime, Story
“We Are Not Lost Causes”
How youth in Rochester, New York, are working to save their neighborhood — and themselves — by forging pathways away from violent street crime.
Posted inHighlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes
Korean Director Bong Joon-ho on How to Laugh in the Face of Horror
Korean director Bong Joon-ho on his new film, Parasite
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Your Healing Crystals Are Part of the Capitalist Exploitation Machine
Healing crystals move from poor villages to first world consumers along a trail of death, ecological destruction, and capitalistic concentration of wealth.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
When Running Toward Yourself Looks Like Running Away
Amber Leventry recalls how getting sober forced them to confront and reveal important truths about their identity.
Posted inCulture, Current Events, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Not Homeless Enough for Assistance, But Still Without a Home
The working homeless exist in a modern purgatory.
Posted inCulture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Living Off the Grid in California’s Coastal Waters
Living off the grid isn’t just for landlubbers.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Zuckerberg’s Trash Is a Subculture’s Treasure
An entire subculture of Bay Area residents survives by reselling wealthy residents’ trash.
Posted inStory
The American Worth Ethic
Like so many of our lofty ideals, the “American Work Ethic” is actually two different standards — one for the wealthy and one for the poor — with two different interpretations of what work looks like.
Posted inNonfiction
Honey Bees, Worker Bees, and the Economic Violence of Land Grabs
Melissa Chadburn challenges her own belief that environmental justice issues are reserved for people of privilege.