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Resistance Music in the Trump Era
Donald Trump’s election has elicited resistance marked by activism and political opposition spanning the entire partisan spectrum, from...
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Mar 20, 20174 min read


“Black Korea” and the Thrust of Collective Trauma
“Oriental one-penny countin’ motherfuckers / that make a nigga made enough to cause a little ruckus / Thinkin’ every brother in the...
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Mar 19, 20176 min read


Resurrecting Franz Ferdinand: The Return of a Violent Political Culture?
Associated Press photographer Burhan Obzilici recently won the World Press Photo of the Year award for his striking image of off-duty...
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Mar 16, 20175 min read


Rethinking “Integration” and “Assimilation” of Refugees
The number of international migrants has increased by 41 percent between 2000 and 2014, and it reached 244 million in 2015, with 20...
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Mar 13, 20177 min read


The Art of Politics: Propaganda as Aesthetic?
Starting in November 2017, the Tate Modern in London will host an exhibit called Red Star Over Russia, and will display artwork made by...
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Mar 11, 20175 min read


The Attitudes, Rhetoric, and Politics of Scientific Debate
The 2016 Presidential debates were fraught with insults, drama, and disparaging comments. To the dismay of many, though, they were...
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Mar 11, 20176 min read


Social Media and the Stakes of Supreme Court Appointments
“Even if people don’t like me, they have to vote for me. They have no choice. Even if you can’t stand Donald Trump, you think Donald...
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Mar 11, 20174 min read


The Politics of Being Ignored
The gap between the wealthy and poor in the United States is disturbingly greater than most of its residents realize. The Walmart family...
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Mar 5, 20176 min read


Privilege, Social Media, and the Modern Social Movement
Fifty years ago, Ira Magaziner and a well-organized coalition of students changed the nature of education at Brown University. Their...
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Mar 4, 20174 min read


Artistic Expression Under Trump: Undermining and Uncovering Artistic Free Speech in the US
President Donald Trump, before and since his inauguration, has repeatedly condemned artists and journalists, describing the cast of...
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Feb 27, 20177 min read


The Ivanka Conondrum
In the latest episode of the Trump administration mixing public governance with private business, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom chose not...
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Feb 25, 20175 min read


IMF: An Institutional Crisis?
On December 19, 2016 Christine Lagarde, the managing director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was convicted in French...
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Feb 24, 20176 min read


Public Lighting and the Urban Wealth Gap
Light plays an essential role in public life. It is an enabler of all social interaction. It shapes the cityscape. Yet, this important...
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Feb 22, 20174 min read


The Vicious Cycle: Pessimism and Youth Unemployment in Southern Europe
Of the 15 countries with the highest youth unemployment rates in the world, eight are located in southern Europe. Of the top 14 countries...
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Feb 21, 20176 min read


Beyond 1984
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen….” So begins George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984,...
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Feb 21, 20176 min read


Asian Fusion Cuisine and the Tug and Pull of Foreign Identity
When eating out, most of us simply focus on taste, price, and convenience, but the inquisitive foodie takes their ideas a step further:...
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Feb 20, 20176 min read


Examining The Military Industrial-Cultural Complex
The United States military currently owns 8,700 M1 Abrams tanks. This tank has never been fully incapacitated on the battlefield and...
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Feb 20, 20175 min read


K-Pop: A Political Weapon
Early last year, the South Korean government blared K-pop – Korean pop music – across its border with North Korea in what seemed to be a...
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Feb 8, 20176 min read


Know Thyself, America: Introspection and Reflection in a Post-Election United States
To many Americans, it might have felt as if the world ground to a halt after the 2016 elections. A constant bombardment of breaking news...
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Dec 23, 20166 min read


California Liberalism and the (Ugly) Realities of #Calexit
A mighty shock to our electoral system, November 8, 2016 will likely live on in infamy. Yet even before the election, 2016 had long...
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Dec 17, 20164 min read
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