The deep history of police
Conversations about the history of policing often focus on the last 400 years, but they can be extended far beyond — all the way to ancient Egypt.
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Re-Wildeing Anarchism
An essay on the writing of Oscar Wilde, anarchism and pitfalls of puritainism.
Review: Charlotte Dennett’s The Crash of Flight 3804
A daughter recovers the memory of her father, lost to espionage at the dawn of the modern oil age.
Climate change, colonization and community organization
Rising waters threaten Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s livelihood, pow wows, and an ancient game called Fireball.
Against disappearance
As federal agents snatch anti-racist activists in the US, it is important not to congeal disappearance as a practice of Cold War dictatorships.
Small scale miners risk life and limb in Zimbabwe
Half a million people work as artisanal miners in Zimbabwe, where they face violence, theft and environmental harms.