Why Land Acknowledgments Matter
One anthropologist views the public recognition of traditional lands as a way to remember the past while stepping toward the future.
Why Land Acknowledgments Matter
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How Some Tried—and Failed—to Kill “Race” in Latin America
The use of genetic testing to demonstrate degrees of mixture in Latin American populations has had perverse consequences that are also potentially dangerous.
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The Very Modern Problem of Human Slavery
An estimated 40 million people are enslaved around the world. Raising awareness will help people move from victims to survivors.
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The Illusion and Peril of Food “Choice”
It’s easy to blame obesity, diabetes, and other conditions on people’s poor diets. But the real culprit is multinational corporations that profit from limiting our food choices.
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Why Symbols Aren’t Forever
The shifting status of cultural symbols reveals a lot about who we are and what we value.
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Do Guns Possess the Power to Change Us?
A story of three deaths in Haiti has a lesson to teach the U.S.