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In Utopia, I Never Have to Write About Immigration Again

In Utopia, I Never Have to Write About Immigration Again In Utopia, I Never Have to Write About Immigration Again

In a world without borders, migrants can be people—and migrant artists can, perhaps, be free.

Jul 15, 2021 / Feature / Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

What Will Be the Language of Our Digital Future?

What Will Be the Language of Our Digital Future? What Will Be the Language of Our Digital Future?

Without online diversity, only a handful of people will dictate the fate of the world.

Jul 15, 2021 / Feature / Nanjala Nyabola

In the Image of Jonestown

In the Image of Jonestown In the Image of Jonestown

In our flattened historical imagination, pictures of atrocity and those of progress can coincide in unsettling ways.

Jul 15, 2021 / Feature / Jay Caspian Kang

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America Doesn’t Have a Gun Problem America Doesn’t Have a Gun Problem

Guns don’t kill people... I guess?

Jul 14, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Biden Is Not Meeting the Moment on Voting Rights

Biden Is Not Meeting the Moment on Voting Rights Biden Is Not Meeting the Moment on Voting Rights

A passionate speech is no match for the GOP’s commitment to voter suppression and election subversion.

Jul 14, 2021 / Joan Walsh

John Lewis: ‘Never Be Afraid to Make Noise…’

John Lewis: ‘Never Be Afraid to Make Noise…’ John Lewis: ‘Never Be Afraid to Make Noise…’

“And get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”

Jul 14, 2021 / OppArt / Jarrett Becke

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Untethered, or The Year of Living Virtually Untethered, or The Year of Living Virtually

Reflections on ruptured time.

Jul 14, 2021 / Patricia J. Williams

Mother of James De la Rosa places flowers on her son's grave

The Violence of Latinx Erasure Starts With Undercounting Victims The Violence of Latinx Erasure Starts With Undercounting Victims

The systematic deletion of Latinx people by government databases, media organizations, and Hollywood has enabled killer cops, inhumane immigration policies, and more.

Jul 14, 2021 / Roberto Lovato

How a Harlem Skyrise Got Hijacked—and Forgotten

How a Harlem Skyrise Got Hijacked—and Forgotten How a Harlem Skyrise Got Hijacked—and Forgotten

The fate of June Jordan’s visionary reimagining of Harlem, like the “progressive” design for IS 201, shows that when it comes to Utopias, the key question is always: “Whose?”

Jul 14, 2021 / Feature / Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

Why Does Utopian Architecture Suck?

Why Does Utopian Architecture Suck? Why Does Utopian Architecture Suck?

Our plans to rethink the built environment keep going awry.

Jul 14, 2021 / Feature / Kate Wagner

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