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How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy

This is what’s missing from the new conversation about care work.

Jul 16, 2021 / Premilla Nadasen

Gattaca

Which Is the More Prescient Dystopia? ‘Gattaca’ or ‘Parable of the Sower’ Which Is the More Prescient Dystopia? ‘Gattaca’ or ‘Parable of the Sower’

Is it the 1997 film starring Ethan Hawke or is it Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel?

Jul 16, 2021 / The Debate / David M. Perry and Niela Orr

Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America

Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America

If Americans approached aging and disability not as an individual crisis but as a collective responsibility, what kind of safety net could we build?

Jul 16, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert

In My Own Private Utopia, There Is No Rain—or Republicans

In My Own Private Utopia, There Is No Rain—or Republicans In My Own Private Utopia, There Is No Rain—or Republicans

In The Sims, one of my favorite video games, my goal is for everyone to be as happy as possible.

Jul 16, 2021 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Flags March

Flags March Flags March

Palestinians resisting occupation.

Jul 15, 2021 / OppArt / Sara Qaed

Flooding in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Media’s Climate Blind Spot Is Geographic The Media’s Climate Blind Spot Is Geographic

When climate coverage ignores the Global South, it’s bad for everyone.

Jul 15, 2021 / Saleemul Huq and Mark Hertsgaard

US President Joe Biden

Is a War With China Inevitable? Is a War With China Inevitable?

The statements coming out of the Department of Defense and the upper ranks of Congress these days make it seem that way.

Jul 15, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

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

#FreeBritney movement

For Women Under Conservatorship, Forced Birth Control Is Routine For Women Under Conservatorship, Forced Birth Control Is Routine

Advocates were not surprised when Britney Spears said she wasn’t allowed to have her IUD removed. They’d heard similar stories before.

Jul 15, 2021 / Sara Luterman

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

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