Kaddish
Esther Kamkar’s prayer for the dead addresses the vast universality of war’s human tragedy.
Murfreesboro Starbucks in Nashville Joins Nationwide Labor Organizing Push
Nashville Scene
More than 100 locations across the country are trying to establish unions
Vladimir Putin Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap
The Atlantic
Reality doesn’t conform to the theory of the rational, calculating despot who can play the long game.
Plantations Could Be Used To Teach About Slavery If Stories Were Told Truthfully
The Conversation
Our research found that many plantation museums are reluctant to highlight Black lives and histories. But there is promising evidence of change at sites like McLeod Plantation in Charleston and Whitney Plantation in Louisiana.
The US Would Be on Firmer Ground Declaring Putin a War Criminal If George W. Bush Had Been Tried
Informed Comment
I make no excuses for Putin, who is an execrable excuse for a human being, or for his war, which is barbarous. And, we should all have learned in kindergarten that two wrongs don’t make a right. But. But, Senators, we see you.
Will Ukraine Write the Alt-Right’s Epitaph?
Foreign Policy in Focus
Most of the leaders of the alt-right are scrambling to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. It might be too late.
Hunting for Missing Women the Media Ignores
Tens of thousands of Black girls and women go missing every year, but their faces are rarely the ones we see on the news.
Misguided Protests of Russian Restaurants in NYC
“Just because we are a Russian establishment doesn’t mean we write a check to Putin or his regime.” Desi Lydic investigates how Russian restaurants in New York City have been unfairly targeted by protesters of the war in Ukraine. #DailyShow
Gamestop: Rise of the Players | Movie
From the makers of Consoles Wars, a movie that tells the origin story of the Gamestop stock market phenomenon and features the original players who participated in the Gamestop trade.
Is This Kid the Future of Blues Guitar?
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram is a brilliant young blues guitar player from Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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