September 30, 2016
Jeremy M. Glick on problems of thinking “the whole” in radical thought, and how to calibrate categories of reflection suitable to think about imperialist war.
—Jessie Klein
What do we know about the 14-year old boy who shot his father, two children and a teacher on the South Carolina elementary school playground?
September 22, 2016
—David Orentlicher
The “imperial presidency” and partisan conflict are largely the result of a deeper problem—the Constitution’s placement of a single president atop the executive branch. David Orentlicher describes how we can fix our broken political system by replacing the one person, one-party presidency with a two-person, two-party executive branch.
September 21, 2016
—Jill Norgren
Belva Lockwood, the first woman to run a full campaign for the US presidency, has been forgotten in history. Could the same happen to Hillary Clinton?
September 7, 2016
—Elizabeth Ellcessor
The revised accessibility symbol emoji introduced in iOS 10 is not the familiar static wheelchair symbol. Its inclusion demonstrates how art and activism can influence culture, industries, and policies with major implications for access and participation in broader society.
September 1, 2016
—Zareena Grewal
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sat in protest during the playing of the national anthem during a game last week, is at the center of our current iteration of the debate about free speech and the place of politics in sports.