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Interview with Tad Friend, Staff Writer for The New Yorker
“I play a lot of squash, I drink a lot of coffee. That’s a good start.”
Interview with Jan Hakon Erichsen, Norwegian Artist
“As long as I’ve been an artist, I’ve had an interest in the more neglected sides of creativity”.
Reviving the Maori Language
And today, [the Maori] language, once in danger of extinction, is beginning to experience a renaissance.
No More Exceptions: Abolish Prison Slavery
Although the Thirteenth Amendment is often viewed through the lens of linear racial progress, the exception clause set into motion a long history of involuntary, brutal, and racialized prison labor.
Moving the Gun Debate Forward: Policy Solutions for U.S. Mass Shootings
By honing in on what allowed each mass shooting to occur, Americans can have more fruitful conversations—in Congress or at the dinner table—about how to stop the next attack.
Losing Ground: Connecticut’s Small Farms Face an Uncertain Future
“It’s hard being a little guy,” he said. “You’re small but expected to do the same thing as a larger grower, but with less resources. You just can’t absorb that type of cost.”