Hush-Hush, a Pale-Horse Cometh: Mirabilis Manducat
An anthropologist traces a lineage of plague, silence, anti-Black racism, white supremacy, and cities.
Hush-Hush, a Pale-Horse Cometh: Mirabilis Manducat
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Can Protestors Humanize the Police?
An anthropologist asks whether U.S. police are people serving the people—or are anonymous drones of state violence.
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Police Violence and the Pandemic
An interview with anthropologist Laurence Ralph, who wrote The Torture Letters, reveals how legacies of anti-black racism connect to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Why “We” Isn’t for Everyone
Just when authors think they’re including everyone, they might be leaving someone important out.
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The Symbolic Power of Virus Testing
To help battle the coronavirus crisis, testing would not only identify those who carry the virus, it would also make the threat of the disease more tangible.
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Dos veces víctimas: mujeres negras agredidas no se les reconoce como víctimas
En Perú, los estereotipos diseminados sobre las mujeres afroperuanas como agresivas e hipersexuales deja a muchas de ellas sin capacidad—o sin deseo—de buscar ayuda cuando sufren abusos.