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Policing: A Public Good Gone Bad
Policing as we know it must be abolished before it can be transformed.
Michael Mann Filmography in Rondeau Cinquain
They face the bed equals of half shadow.
They're dying to crash, immersed in oboe.
This city knows pain, a series of nerves
Open for Business, Not Human Rights: Trump’s Priorities in Central America
A recent conference made it clear: military and corporate interests will prevail.
A Witch-Hunt in Turkey
After Turkey's failed 2016 coup, retribution has become a farcical national obsession.
The One
you drive down the street
with one gallon left
go to the only bar in town
find one stool, have one beer
meet the one person
Ants Among Elephants
Sujatha Gidla, born an untouchable in India, tells the story of her family.
Two Poems
I would toss Marlboros out
in the dream of discipline. Milk in a bottle heating
in the sunlight.
I prayed, likely infected
by the warm climate
Populism’s Perfect Storm
The very forces that sustain populist politics could eventually undermine populism.
At G20, All Eyes on Germany
Can Angela Merkel circumvent Trump to build a multipolar alliance on climate change?
It’s Possible to Be Parasitic
It’s possible to keep a secret
Eat a piece of fruit every minute
Of the day for example keep a bag of raisins
Hidden nearby or really listen
For Labour, Victory Next Time
Were Labour's gains in the recent British election overblown, or is there real cause for hope?
Make Margaret Atwood Fiction Again
Junot Díaz talks with Atwood about The Handmaid’s Tale, political dystopias, and Drake.
A Defense of Slowbalization
When it comes to globalization, slowing down is the best way forward.
How Trump Builds: On the Hollow Promise of #InfrastructureWeek
Trump’s infrastructure proposal is more propaganda than plan.
To the Piano Burning on the Beach
The piano—burning in stages and in parts—
made more complex music than earth had ever heard.
Its upright lid crashed down in an explosion
of crazy fireballs the piney woods sucked in.
The Dystopia Next Door
A new generation of young Polish novelists has turned to dystopia to express Poland’s cultural and economic contradictions.
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