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The term “identity politics” was born in 1977, when a group of Black lesbian feminists called the Combahee River Collective released a statement defining their work as self-liberation from “white male rule” under both racism and sexism: “The major systems of oppression are interlocking. The synthesis of these oppressions creates the conditions of o
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
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Rosie • The Revolution Will Be Small (And Everywhere)
the unseen shift by the state from monitoring to control, the last chapter of the long tale of democracy, free will deformed into willing compliance.
Anthony McCarten • Going Zero: A Novel
Recently, I watched the Grammys and learned more about Lana Del Rey. I had no idea she was friendly with Taylor Swift, or that she and Taylor shared the same producer. These women have been pop stars for over a decade: Taylor the establishment good girl; Lana, the anti-establishment shock and awe “othe... See more
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Anne Applebaum • The Hungarian Model
the opportunity to observe Putin at very close quarters. I made careful notes on every aspect of the context and situation to analyze and write up later—what he was wearing, how he conducted himself, what he ate and drank, what was on his notecards, what the key messages they wanted us to take away were and why.
Fiona Hill • There Is Nothing for You Here
Both threats strike at the heart of democracy, which, as Alexis de Tocqueville famously highlighted in Democracy in America, depends on deep and diverse, non-market, decentralized social and civil connections to thrive