Whether you consider Luigi Mangione a hero to the working masses, a misguided young man, or a straight-up murdering villain, one thing is clear: He has given us much to think about as a country as we stand on the brink of Donald Trump and Elon Musk ...
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The United States of America Inc. and our missing class analysis

Whether you consider Luigi Mangione a hero to the working masses, a misguided young man, or a straight-up murdering villain, one thing is clear: He has given us much to think about as a country as we stand on the brink of Donald Trump and Elon Musk turning this country into their personal payday and ...

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The performance of morality in immoral times

We live in strange times—a time when the most wicked and vile people not only thrive and prosper but are looked up to as paragons of virtue. A world where so many crave the craven but at the same time try to justify their incessant hunger for immorality under a cloak of flimsy and questionable ...

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Gratitude in our despair

Here in the States, the Thanksgiving holiday is upon us—a morally repugnant holiday if we go back to its roots that we have mostly decided to accept as a time for gathering and feasting without thinking about the real implications and meaning behind it. Americans have never been good at facing reality as it really ...

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We build at the speed of trust or, The limits of doing your own research

Once upon a time, when I would get annoyed by someone’s actions—particularly online—I would feel the immediate need to respond, but with age comes the ability to sit with things. To think about whether it’s just my ego talking and to decide if it’s really an issue worth addressing openly. It turns out that if ...

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Freely offered, but chipping in matters—especially for writers of color

I have noticed a strange phenomenon as an online writer since the election. My readership across all platforms that aren’t behind a paywall has shot up like gangbusters. As a writer, that warms my heart, I want to be read; I love that people are reading and sharing my work. I have been writing since ...

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