Years after scholars identified people who are “unskilled and unaware,” Republican politics has devolved into a show of “unprincipled and unashamed,” in which leaders ignore, violate, or invent and then discard principles.
Unprincipled and Unashamed Read More »
True American “exceptionalism” is measured not by privilege, but by the courage to stand in solidarity with the oppressed across the world. Ordinary Americans must connect struggles and harness collective action for justice.
Free Speech and Solidarity in a Polarised America Read More »
Afghanistan doesn’t need visitors looking for a spectacle or to be portrayed through filtered reels. It needs not to be forgotten.
Afghanistan is Not a Backdrop Read More »
Afghans have constituted one of the world’s largest and most protracted displaced populations, with many unable to imagine “home.”
American Presidents were often inspiring orators and careful wordsmiths. Under “King Trump”, however, the American Presidency and political discourse have devolved into an odiferous farce.
Moronification of America Read More »
The reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk lays bare the exclusionary boundaries of “the people” in the US and the unacceptable violence against “us” (Republicans/conservatives) and acceptable violence against “them” (Democrats/liberals).
Disappointment — especially in the failed promises of capitalism and democracy — is a driving force in contemporary American and global politics.
The New Great Disappointment Read More »
Women must not harbor any illusions that powerful megalomaniacs will keep them safe in their world.
Remember Bernice: Under Authoritarianism No One is Safe Read More »
Trump may keep some Iranians and Middle Easterners aligned with his imperialistic agenda. But his deceitful and neoliberal policies have inevitably created a powerful opposing force grounded in humanist values, resisting Trump and his ilk from freely fascistizing the earth.
Make Imperialism Great Again: Trump, the Jester Read More »
Be it through punk music, self-publishing, or other types of collective expression that involve embracing being otherwise, the spark of Black women is eclectic and eternal.
She Burns: The Heat of Black Women in Blues and Punk Read More »
While feminism is not without flaws, as it is not as inclusive as it should be, this issue can be eased by consciously practicing intersectional feminism.
Why I am a Flawed Feminist Read More »
