A National Death Wish: How Science, Education, and the Future Were Sacrificed For Profit and Power by Jared Yates Sexton As Jared Yates Sexton meticulously argues in his new essay, published by The Muckrake, where we are at now is … Continue reading Outside Reading — Is Our Children Learning? edition
What Have Epidemiologists Learned About the Coronavirus? by Isaac Chotiner As the most committed members of the reckless-idiot brigade start to push back against sincere efforts to preserve the public health, taking to the street with their weaponry and Confederate … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Answers We Need edition
The Bars of New Orleans Are Closed. They’re Still Getting the City Through This. by John Stanton We are lucky in our household. Transitioning to a work-from-home model was easy for us, and our employers are incredibly supportive of the … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Big Not-So-Easy edition
Land-grab universities by Robert Lee and Tristan Ahtone In an amazing piece of investigative journalism and historical research, Robert Lee and Tristan Ahtone (and a team credited at the end of the article) detail the theft of Indigenous land that … Continue reading Outside Reading — Purloined Pedagogy Premises edition
‘We’re in Disaster Mode’: Courage Inside a Brooklyn Hospital Confronting Coronavirus by Sheri Fink One of the frustrations I’ve felt over the coverage of the current health crisis steams from my perception that there hasn’t been enough attention paid to … Continue reading Outside Reading — Lessons Worth Learning edition
She Finds Meaning in the Dark by Manohla Dargis In this strange, unsettled time, there are many who are facing far greater hardships than me and most of my friends. For this I am a grateful. But everyone’s context is … Continue reading Outside Reading — See You on the Other Side edition
The Dismantled State Takes on a Pandemic by Alex Parnee Writing for The New Republic, Alex Parnee addresses the clumsy ineptitude of the U.S. executive branch at this moment and correctly points out it is the logical outcome of around … Continue reading Outside Reading — Closed edition
The swirl of today has prevented me from stringing together pithy words (or words that aspire to pithiness, anyway). Maybe more than that, piping off on some odd slice of pop culture feels a little off to me. So I … Continue reading Programming Note
America Punished Elizabeth Warren for Her Competence by Megan Garber Given the harsh realities of the political landscape, Elizabeth Warren’s withdrawal from the presidential race was the right choice and the right time. But it still stings, and Megan Garber, … Continue reading Outside Reading — You’re Better Than All These Fuckers edition
Garbage Language by Molly Young Ever-wonderful Molly Young wittily, wisely addresses the scourge of the modern workplace: communication twisted into a buzzy abomination meant to confer seriousness and impenetrable expertise. The most tellingly obtuse words and phrasing are brought out … Continue reading Outside Reading — Parallel Path edition
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