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A top-secret handbook takes viewers on an undercover journey to Titanpointe, the site of a hidden partnership.
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Antibacterial soaps could be doing a lot more harm than good - here's why.
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Even if you can’t show up at the wintry encampments, you can join water protectors in other ways: from calling the North Dakota governor to breaking up with your bank.
Sarah van Gelder
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A while back I wrote and recorded this spoken word poem. This is the way I feel about the world today. Believe it or not but comparing the world with an elephant seemed like the only option! It's time to zoom out and see the entire picture.
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A heartwarming story of a young child whose adventures in the rolling open spaces of their home come to an abrupt halt, due to over-development and urban sprawl. With this eye-catching and thought-provoking short animated film, Summit Land Conservancy and LoveLove Films hope...
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In the era of Trump, we will need to consolidate counter-power via participatory democracy and economic self-management at the local level.
Alexander Kolokotronis
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Does the philosophy of materialism work to destroy our identities, experience, and environment? Join narrator Daphne Ellis on a radical romp through the evidence and decide for yourself if you're in the cult and need to escape!
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Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic presidential primary to Hillary Clinton. But it was a glorious loss. And it has become a beginning, not an end. The end of the Bernie Sanders campaign marks the start of a political movement. What are the next steps for this movement and...
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Our comprehensive investigation into the Alt-Right movement, including its origins, its relation to the Trump campaign and broader implications for the future. Read more: What Is The “Alt-Right”? A Guide To The White Nationalist Movement Now Leading Conservative Media;
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When you find yourself in a suddenly darkened room, what do you do? Some rush blindly to where they think the door might be. Others stand still, let their eyes get adjusted to the different environment, re-orient themselves, then cautiously and sensitively, move forward. ...
Bill Quigley
“I am not suggesting that white racism alone explains Trump’s victory. Nor am I dismissing the white working class’s very real economic grievances. It is not a matter of disaffection versus racism or sexism versus fear. Rather, racism, class anxieties, and prevailing gender...
Robin D.G. Kelley
Donald Trump’s many evils are manifest and obvious. But let’s stop pretending that some historical line has been crossed in U.S. political and social relations. There are many unique characteristics to the Donald Trump story but the institutional evils that permeate this...
Margaret Kimberley
“We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
— Benjamin Franklin, as quoted in The Works of Benjamin Franklin
Divide and conquer.
It’s one of the oldest military strategies in the books, and it’s proven to be the police state’s most...
John W. Whitehead
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This is why we are here. And this is what we need to remember.
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EVENT VIDEO TRAILER: Edward Snowden, Jeremy Scahill, Jürgen Todenhöfer, Paul Jay, Richard Wolff & Srećko Horvat
On the 15th of January 2017, acTVism Munich is hosting an event called “Freedom & Democracy – Global Issues in Context” at the Muffatwerk in Munich. The video...
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The capital's paper of record crashes legacy media on an iceberg
Matt Taibbi
Look to Norway and Sweden, where cooperative, socially democratic countries emerged after a frightening period of extreme polarization and social fracturing.
George Lakey
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Can compassion be learned? The answer is yes! Sometimes, all it takes is truly paying attention to the people around us. Visit happify.com for guided meditations and fun activities to help you build compassion for yourself and others.
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Many traditions speak of the opposing forces within us, vying for our attention. Native American stories speak of two wolves, the angry wolf and the loving wolf, who both live inside of us.
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Narcissism isn't just a personality type that shows up in advice columns; it's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. But what causes it? And can narcissists improve on their negative traits? W. Keith Campbell describes the psychology behind the...
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"The most predictable aspect of Trump is unpredictability. I think it's dangerous, very dangerous," says Noam Chomsky.
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NETIZENS follows targets of online harassment as they confront digital abuse and strive for equality and justice online. Back the film on Kickstarter. This project will only be funded if at least $50,000 is pledged by Mon, Dec 19 2016.
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From Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts in the 1930s through to the National Front, the British National party and the English Defence League, the far right in Britain has been part of the political landscape for decades. Now anti-immigration sentiment is moving closer to the...
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The "fake news" theme has captivated The Washington Post and the mainstream U.S. media so much that it is stooping to McCarthyistic smears against news outlets that don’t toe the State Department’s propaganda line
Robert Parry
You may have heard that there is talk of a crackdown on "fake" news. Before a bankrolled bureaucrat starts filtering the media according to what they find personally acceptable, I feel it's my ethical responsibility to outline our true current situation first:
Our people will continue to resist in and beyond this moment, as this is but one front in the wars being waged against us.
Kelly Hayes
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There's a reason why secular Fascism emerged in the early 20th century with the arrival of radio...
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Vanessa Baird reports on activist reaction to the passing of the world’s great internationalist.
Vanessa Baird
OK, I guess I’d better come clean. It seems that I must be a paid agent of the Kremlin. After all, I write for CounterPunch Magazine — for money! I used to write regularly for Truthout.org — for money! I’ve contributed articles to the Baltimore Gazette. I’ve often quoted and...
Chris Floyd
"I didn't like Clinton at all, but her positions are much better than Trump's on every issue I can think of"
Deirdre Fulton
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With all these experts in the digital 21st century, what could possibly go wrong? Yet...
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In the name of humaneness, we express our gratitude to the courageous water and land protectors at Standing Rock. This camp of Sioux and many other First Nation people, accompanied by activists from across all camps is a true light of hope in a world that has lost any...
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Get up, stand up! A not-so serious guide to becoming an activist, using the example of the Australian fight against unconventional gas and coal mining.
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As in most post-industrial societies, Britain’s media is in a radical state of flux. With the demise of the daily newspaper and news dissemination increasingly moving online, alternative and independent media sources have flourished. But the absence of a viable, generally...
Callum MacRae
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Do you ever unplug?
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Both Trump and Brexit can be explained by the failure of mainstream political elites to address the pain inflicted on ordinary citizens in the neoliberal era. But the real solutions lie not in hatred, but relocalisation.
Helena Norberg-Hodge and Rupert Read
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1 minute, 1 individual, 1 action. What can you do now to fight climate change and help the earth? In this YouTube series you will find one action every day that you can take to reduce your negative impact on the planet and contribute to the reconnecting to nature movement!
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We visited Mehrangarh Fort in Sep'16 while we were in Jodhpur to cover three stepwell sites along with this one and other attractions. Mehrangarh Fort is still under the control of Jodhpur King, Gaj Singh. So when you enter this UNESCO world heritage site, all are welcome...
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In the small town of Riverton at the bottom of New Zealand's South Island is Robert and Robyn Guyton's amazing 23-year-old food forest. The two-acre property has been transformed from a neglected piece of land into a thriving ecosystem.
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The Whole Word is Watching! #PrayWithStandingRock on Saturday November 26. 3pm Central Time. More info: https://praywithstandingrock.com Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/207064029743100/ #NoDAPL #StandingRock #Thanksgiving2016 #WaterProtectors #WaterIsLife...
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Part 1 - Unlicensed #DAPL Guards Attacked Water Protectors with Dogs & Pepper Spray
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We are hardwired to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Today's 24/7 array of media narcotics makes opium look like aspirin... Want someone truly different and truly entertaining to address your school, civic, religious or business group? I'm a veteran public speaker with...
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The climate change documentary that focuses on indigenous people in the forgotten subcontinent Central America.
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Observational documentary profiling environmental protesters as they set up camp and clash with police at a proposed fracking site in Greater Manchester. Challenging both the police and the protesters, the film explores the impact of our democratic right to protest, offering...
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Albany County Jail in upstate New York houses over a thousand men and women. Inmates can be held here for over a year before their fate is sealed. For many, jail is a time in which they must confront the devastating consequences of their past in order to escape a living hell.
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How five large trees in remote Oregon ended up as winter housing for water protectors, including their first newborn baby.
Jane Braxton Little
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The holidays are here - which for most people means lots of food and lots of family. But for many queer and trans people of color, the word "family" means something entirely different.
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We have a crisis of work. The secure, well-paid jobs of the past — many of them in manufacturing — are disappearing. What is replacing them is insecurity and uncertainty. Low-paid, part-time, temporary and seasonal work. The “feast or famine” of self-employment. The so-called...
Frances Coppola
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6 Native American girls school us on the REAL history of Thanksgiving.
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VICE sends journalist Ben Judah, author of This Is London - an epic piece of reportage about the life of the capital's immigrants - to walk in the footsteps of EU migrants and go undercover to unearth the conditions newcomers are up against in Brexit Britain.
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Watching the footage of the police attack against water protectors from last Sunday, conjured images of the apocalypse. Yet, despite this brutal assault, the people at Standing Rock keep on fighting. This video is dedicated to Sophia Wilansky, who was critically injured...
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"They Can't Kill Us All" author Wesley Lowery talks about tracking police violence, covering protests and the difficulty of interviewing those affected by shootings.
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It’s not just about sex. Sex education should be giving us the information we need to feel in control of our bodies and make informed decisions about them – but it’s failing. In episode four of Vagina Dispatches, we speak to our moms, friends and sex educators to find out...
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There's a reason why radio and secular Fascism emerged together in the early 20th century. What happens when the addiction finally takes over as moderator of all our most important internal and external debates...
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How the Simple act of Walking can bring us Inner Peace.
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Headquarters in Washington DC was ambushed by protesters wearing blue jumpsuits, trying to gain access to the building. The group claimed they were hired movers but security fended them off and barricaded the front steps. Meanwhile...
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An estimated two thousand people marched through the center of Manchester in what was probably the largest ever anti-fracking gathering ever seen in the United Kingdom. Activist converged on the city from Lancashire, Yorkshire, London, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland...
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Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.
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The first sailboat ferry company in the world
VoyageVert
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"...take out their families..."
-President-elect Donald Trump
The 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force gives the President almost unlimited authority to bomb, detain, and monitor just about anyone, anywhere. It has yet to be amended or repealed.
Featuring...
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Growing up I thought I was as American as anyone. But can a country built on winning ever value something as weak as equality?
Ashley C. Ford
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There has been an increase in reports of hate crime in the United States recently and as such there is a need for everyone to know how to confront and disrupt them, while providing support and solidarity to the victims. We know that not everyone who voted for Trump holds the...
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In this cafe, the food and drink is free. You just pay 7 cents per minute to be there.
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DAPL's Worst Nightmare: Big Oil EXPOSED By Whistleblower John Bolenbaugh. Together we can and will change the world for the better.
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We invite you to join us on a journey toward true community and a sustainable way of life for all!
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This is a clip from Hypernormalisation (at the 2 hr 29 mark). Watch the full documentary here.
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The New York Times wants a system of censorship for the Internet to block what it calls “fake news,” but the Times ignores its own record of publishing “fake news”
Robert Parry
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The way Big Pharma treats American consumers, we shouldn't be surprised how cruel they are to lab animals. But one company is finally seeing some consequences.
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You’re very … industrious.
This was how I was described by one resident when I was living and working in Sweden. And trust me – it was not meant as a compliment.
Because, as I discovered over time, although Swedes work hard and with dedication, they do not think their jobs...
BJ Epstein
My relatives in Maine are deplorables. I cannot write on their behalf. I can write in their defense.
Chris Hedges
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Can plants talk to each other? It certainly doesn't seem that way: They don't have complex sensory or nervous systems, like animals do, and they look pretty passive. But odd as it sounds, plants can communicate with each other - especially when they're under attack. Richard...
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On the night of February 21, 2010, a group of families driving a convoy of vehicles through the valleys of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan came into the sights of a Predator drone crew operating out of Creech Air Force Base in Nevada.
“That truck would make a beautiful...
Murtaza Hussain
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Treehoppers, a large family of insects found around the globe, live on plant branches, sucking nutrients from sap and frequently blending in with their surrounding to avoid the attention of predators. At first glance, the creatures appear rather boring as they stay relatively...
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#NoDAPL This is video of a Live Stream shot today showing innocent Water Protectors being fired upon with water cannons and tear gas, LRAD Noise Cannon, and Rubber Bullets! Mainstream Media is not covering this! This is still going on! Share this far and wide! This Live...
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StandWithAleppo Bana Alabed and her Mother show what life in war-torn Aleppo, Syria is like...Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlabedBana Periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/AlabedBana/1OyJAOQeodyKb Children of Syria-Save The Children...
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The U.K. surveillance bill known as the "Snooper's charter" is poised to become law after passing both houses of Parliament this week. It only needs to be approved by Royal Assent, which is expected to happen by the end of the year.
The Investigatory Powers (IP) Bill is, as
Nadia Prupis
In the ten days since the election, several thousand people have phoned and emailed my Seattle City Council office in their fury over my call to shut down Donald Trump’s agenda with massive peaceful protests on Inauguration Day.
Kshama Sawant
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The Humanity Party's® introduces their Economic Plan To End Worldwide Poverty - Official Release http://www.humanityparty.com Join the First Worldwide Political Party - For the People, By the People! © 2014 Humanity Party® ALL RIGHTS RESERVED VOTE HUMANITY PARTY 2016
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Permanent Culture documents the journey of Joseph, a man who once worked in exploitative sugarcane fields but then found work at Palos Farm. At this permaculture farm, Joseph has not only found more fulfilling work, but also acquired leadership and ecological knowledge that...
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Matthew has been a teacher for 37 years and will be retiring next summer. He loves teaching and knows he will miss it as a job. And will miss being a NUT activist.
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Dr. Sarkar is a retired physician from East India, who has put all his savings in building a clinic and a training center in one of the poorest areas of rural India. His vision is to train unqualified "quack" doctors so that they can be of service to their communities. He...
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Rick Messemaker and Ronald Glasbergen talked with the children of architect Louis Kahn at the exhibition dedicated to his work at the NAi, Rotterdam.
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Ronald Glasbergen in conversation with german philosopher Peter Sloterdijk about his latest book " Die schrecklichen kinder der Neuzeit".
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Writing about the latest US elections like the US media writes about African countries.
Mohamed El-Dahshan
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In the wake of the election of Donald Trump, many peeps are freaking the fuck out. Well, step back, take a break and watch our analysis.
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Coping with extremes is part of life for people across the Himalayas. Uncertain summers follow freezing winters, as monsoon rains deluge the mountains, carrying the danger of landslides and floods. But in June 2013, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, conditions fatefully...
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“Only the paranoid survive.” — Andy Grove
Andy Grove was a Hungarian refugee who escaped communism, studied engineering, and ultimately led the personal computer revolution as the CEO of Intel. He died earlier this year in Silicon Valley after a long fight with Parkinson’s...
Quincy Larson
Sorry, but I don’t want Facebook to be the arbiter of what’s true. Nor do I want Google — or Twitter or any other hyper-centralized technology platform — to be the arbiter of what’s true.
But I’m glad to see platform companies at least acknowledging their role in helping...
Dan Gillmor
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#StandWithAleppo Bana Alabed and her Mother show what life in war-torn Allepo, Syria is like...Hi I'm Bana I'm 7 years old girl. I and my mom are tweeting live from East Aleppo. Account managed by mom...Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlabedBana Periscope...
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This is a video that needs to be seen by EVERY American right now. Trump isn't officially president yet and there is time to do something about it. PLEASE help get the word out about how the Electoral College works and how this arbitrary third-party determines election results.
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The reckoning is here for progressives and the Democratic Party now that the unthinkable has happened. Most of America, shell-shocked, is asking how Hillary Clinton and the entire Democratic establishment could lose to a woman-bashing, Mexican-deporting, Muslim-hating...
Arun Gupta
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We feature a surprise address by Senator Bernie Sanders outside the White House on Tuesday during a global day of action against the Dakota Access pipeline that included demonstrations in over 300 cities. "Today we are saying it is time for a new approach to the Native...
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Mni Wiconi is Lakota for “Water is Life” - this short film features water protectors from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and allies trying to stop the 1,100-mile Dakota Access Pipeline - DAPL. Interviews in the film include Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Chairman Dave Archambault...
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The US Government just released an advert about Donald Trump's Presidency and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
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How a ruthless network of super-rich ideologues killed choice and destroyed people’s faith in politics
George Monbiot
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Indigenous climate activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is one of 21 young plaintiffs suing the federal government to demand action on climate change.
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Now is the time to hold strong to our humanity. The world is changing quickly and much is at stake. It is even possible that our entire global civilization will collapse in our lifetime. This is a very difficult concept to sit with — yet sit with it we must, for now is a time...
Joe Brewer
Using Foucault and Felski to understand the uses, and emancipatory power, of literature.
Read this article and then share with your friends.
Matt Masur