Joanne Durham: Becoming Educated
No one spoke
of their exodus, how they fled homes
stolen or burned
Thor Benson: Democrat Flips Seat in Alabama House After Running on Abortion Rights
Democrats see the win in Alabama as a sign that supporting reproductive rights will make a difference in November.
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes: Yurok Tribe Becomes First to Steward Land with National Park Service
California’s Yurok Tribe had 90 percent of its territory stolen during the mid-1800s gold rush. Now, it will be getting a piece of its land back that serves as a gateway to Redwood state and national parks.
Mike Vargo: Truck Drivers Who Hitchhike
I met my first hitchhiking truck driver one morning on a freeway near Columbus, Ohio.
Richard Heinberg: Why AI Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation.
IRENE LYLA LEE: The Future Is Feral—and Climate Resilient
To produce food in the face of climate change, we may need to learn from so-called weeds.
Jianqing Zheng: The Dog Years of Reeducation (excerpt)
When the sampan glides to shore, the bird lands back on the shoulder of the rowing girl while lotus leaves whisper in the morning sunshine.
Tony Gloeggler: Honestly
I’ll place a bowl of Cheez-Its
in her lap, drop a Milk Dud
or Jordan Almond, spoon melon
into her mouth.
Patrick Henry: How Dorothy Day found her calling while fighting the 1918 flu pandemic
Dorothy Day’s nine months as a nurse at the height of a pandemic that killed 50 million people, deepened her commitment to the poor, homeless and abandoned.
Brenna R. Hassett: The Evolution of the Human Pair Bond
Despite our very human flair for variety and adaptation, most societies around the world set a pair-bonded couple at the heart of how their members reproduce.
Rebecca Gordon: Trump Showed Us Who He Is the First Time Around
Trump 2.0 Would Be Even Worse
Kim Stafford: How to make money
Sell munitions to nations at war. Sell relief supplies
for distribution at war. Fly diplomats around to talk
about war. Pay speech-writers to equivocate about war.
Video: The Gen Z Gender Divide
Mar 1, 2024 Young men are more likely than women to drop out of college, commit suicide, and support far-right parties. But while misogynistic influencers like Andrew Tate are correctly … Continue reading
Joan E. Bauer: The Poet of the Camera
By 1922, chief cameraman, eagerly
innovating: gauze over the lens to soften a face,
frame of black velvet to darken the eyes.
