The semi-fascist Republican Party is positioned to win control of the House and has a chance of gaining a majority in the Senate. But demagoguery is not destiny. Progressives can help steer the future in a better direction over the next two months.
Commentary
How Augmented Documentary Illuminates the Politics of Place
We are living in one of the most exciting times in the history of independent documentary. The entire field is undergoing massive shifts in form, interface, technology, conceptualization, use, and topics.
How Students & Young Alumni Can Influence Climate Policy
It’s not an easy time for young people. Everywhere we turn, we’re faced with grim news: racism; sexism; homophobia; xenophobia; gun violence; nuclear armament . . . and the one gargantuan threat hovering like a specter above all ills: climate change.
Serena Williams’ Evolution: Our Bodies, Our Choices
There has been much chatter about Serena Williams’ decision to exit tennis. I want to think about the contextual and impactful surround of her decision — to enlarge her family and choose pregnancy.
How to See Wars Beyond the Frame
Wars are ubiquitous in the everyday lives of people who imagine themselves living in peace. Yet, it is easy not to see them — wars are made to be beautiful, especially when frequently served with breakfast.
LaMDA: How Google’s Chatbot Perpetuates the Socio-Political Status Quo
Whether or not Google’s chatbot is sentient, we — the social we — are both its tutors and its clients. We need to take responsibility for the words we leave behind.
Post-Roe ‘Dirty Dancing’ Memes Lose the Thread
We live in a moment when infotainment may be our readiest access to and avenue for expressing responses to political crises. But what is that doing for us? The more I look at these memes, the more I see them subsuming Penny’s story.
Professors Are the How
Higher education must have at its core the transformation of students, faculty, disciplines, and the world through discussion, community, and debate. In its decline, it is now about transactions.
ROE TO ABOLITION: AN URGENT CALL
We believe that the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion that overturned Roe v. Wade is a logical culmination of policing that surrounds and defines so much of everyday life in the United States. The end of Roe now permits states to criminalize all people.
The Post-Roe Police State: Reproductive Justice Demands Freedom
The attack on Roe and reproductive rights is an attack on democracy — connected and not dissimilar to the January 6 riot at the capitol. The assault on women’s bodies is central to the assault on the promise of democracy.