Rest/Stop Posted in announcements

After twelve years of daily updates, Im taking a break. Heres why, and how to find me elsewhere.

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An unaddressed epidemic of workplace gun violence Posted in gender, social justice

Outrage over gun violence often skims over the fact that women are at high risk of being shot at work.

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Notes from the urban/rural divide: Yes, there are environmentalists here Posted in environmental issues

Contrary to popular belief, some rural Americans are extremely invested in environmental protection and conserving resources for future generaitons.

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No more product of its time, please Posted in pop culture

Content with terrible themes is often defended as a product of its time, but this argument holds no water with me.

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Do we really need to see graphic violence to understand? Posted in pop culture

Creators sometimes justify graphic, troubling scenes with the claim that we need to see to understand. Well, do we?

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West Oakland, gentrification, and environmental racism Posted in environmental issues, race

West Oakland is a hot new spot for techies looking for a cheap neighbourhood, but its also a hotbed of environmental racism.

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Places other than New York exist, and people do things in them Posted in commentary

New York elitism is a very ugly look. Ditch it, just in time for summer!

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Dont be fooled by charities giving corporations the rubber stamp Posted in social justice

Groups like the HRC use diversity ratings to raise their profile, but theyre not worth the paper theyre printed on.

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Pop v. reality: Journalism Posted in pop culture

Ive been having a lot of conversations in the last year about the public distrust and sometimes active hatred of the media — at the same time that the New York Times is raking in subscription dollars and every media outlet has an annoying popup nagging me to defend the future of journalism, I keep getting sidelong []

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The slow demonisation of Islam wont make us safer Posted in politics

The United States is creating more national security threats than it solves with its Islamophobic policy decisions.

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