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The United States is divided between those who came together to support the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20 and those who gathered for human rights on January 21. Can we knit it back together?
A Field Guide to Trump’s SwampWell before his inauguration, Trump’s incoming administration and Cabinet picks were breaking down definitions of conflict of interest and stretching the bounds of normalcy. Far from “draining the swamp,” Trump has added to it.
Native by DesignIndigenous people in the U.S. are increasingly challenging widespread stereotypes as well as the practice of cultural appropriation.
How Our Contradictions Make Us Human and Inspire CreativityWe live our lives filled with wild contradictions. An anthropologist argues that it’s good we do.
The Power of the DictionaryDictionaries are typically viewed as being value-neutral. But they are just as steeped in culture and prejudice as the rest of the world—and they have the power to shape what we see as “normal.”
Black Lives Matter and Reflections From a Civil WarThe everyday discrimination against black people in the United States bears frightening similarities to the suppression of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy: Bullying, Domination, and FearmongeringA Trump presidency would mean the end of diplomacy as we know it.
Paleolithic Ax Debunks Colonial MythThe discovery of the world’s oldest ground-edge ax in Australia exposes our faulty assumptions about race, place, and human evolution.
Graffiti Bombing in U.S. National ParksVandalism can be a form of resistance to oppression. But is that the case when a privileged artist mars our public lands?
The Paradox of Donald Trump’s AppealHow can a political candidate as offensive and outrageous as Trump be so popular? Fifty-year-old insights into how religion works may hold the key.
