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Brutalism Is Back

Felix Torkar Convergence
Not everyone is excited about the resurgence of brutalism. But the rise of neobrutalist projects shows how the polarizing architectural style can also be a pragmatic use of scarce resources.

The Troubling Lines That Columbia Is Drawing

Eyal Press The New Yorker
By adopting an overly broad and controversial definition of antisemitism, the university is putting both academic freedom and its Jewish students at risk.

A Tale of 10 Cities

Valerie Wilson, Adewale A. Maye, Stevie Marvin Economic Policy Institute
Metro areas signal what’s at stake for Black Americans under Trump’s anti-equity agenda

Abandoning mRNA Is a Dangerous Decision

Rick Bright The New York Times
If the United States abandons mRNA, it will not simply be forfeiting a public health advantage. It will be ceding a strategic asset. In national security terms, mRNA is the equivalent of a missile defense system for biology.

This Week in People’s History, Aug 20–26, 2025

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Wall mural of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee activist (and murder victim) Jonathan Daniels
Voting Rights Trial By Fire (1965), Take Your Racist Law and Shove It (1850), Let Slip the Dogs of War! (1775), Never Forget How We Got Here (1791),Thirty Years Too Many (1945), Born to Run, Indeed (1975), Nothing to Lose But Your Chains (1970)