Love in the Time of VHS: Making Sense of Vaporwave
What can the sound and politics of an internet microgenre tell us about our relationship with artificial consumer worlds?
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Stella on SCOTUS: The Supreme Court in Criminal Defense
Stella Shannon interviews her father, a criminal defense attorney, about how Supreme Court decisions have affected his practice.
VP Debate Liveblog
Welcome to The Politic’s liveblog of the 2016 Vice Presidential debate with Anna Blech, Jacob Malinowski, Rose Mintzer-Sweeney, White Helmet, and Dad.
“You Won’t Be Killed if You Don’t Do Anything Wrong”: The Philippines on the Eve of Duterte’s Presidency
Rodrigo Duterte has won the Philippines’ election with an almost unprecedented mandate. No one knows what will happen when he takes office on June 30th, but one thing is certain: there will be blood.
Prejudice on the Playground: When Islamophobia Enters the Classroom
Islamophobia isn’t just increasing in political rhetoric – it’s growing in school environments.
Incivility? Examining the Controversy Behind Civil Forfeiture
An underground marijuana operation. A former high school teacher. An unsuspecting wife. The scene resembles something from Breaking Bad, but for Kathleen von Hofe, the situation became a reality when the Branford, Connecticut police department raided her home in 2001….
Plastic Paradise: Brazil’s Cosmetic Surgery Boom
A surgeon penetrates the bridge between your two nostrils. Tweezers enter the space created by the incision, lifting the skin off your nose as if it is the hood of a car. Now comes the scalpel, cutting bone and transforming…
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