If there is one thing white people have taught me, it’s that you cannot stand the truth in any of its forms. Read more
White People, You Have A Lying Problem
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H&M, Or, The Neutering Of Political Creativity By Modern Capitalism
Dismantling the homogenizing consumerism of fashion means celebrating the hidden radical histories erased by corporations, whether those be the politics of class, race, gender or sexuality. Read more
A Soap Label To Save The World From Future Hitlers
Woven between incoherent maxims are the raw wounds of a man incapable of communicating just how horrific his pain was. He discloses his grief in a desperate, almost childlike way—on a soap label. A soap label that has become the iconic face of a $120 million soap company. A soap label the Bronner family will never change. Read more
The Life And Legacy Of Trans Activist Peggie Ames
It’s time Ames was recognized for her role in the transgender activism movement. Read more
Banishing The Ghost Of Melvil Dewey: How Public Libraries Are Outgrowing Their Classist Roots
Vulnerable voices will not be heard in public discussion of the library; if money talks, they are nearly mute. Read more
The Tragic Story Of Sarah Baartman And The Enduring Objectification Of Black Women
The life of the ‘Hottentot Venus’ still feels familiar for those used to being gawked at. Read more
Becoming Trans: Transgender Identity In The Middle Ages
Non-binary identities don’t belong to the modern age — we’ve had them for centuries. Read more
A Brief History Of The C-Word
Our self-contempt originates in this: in knowing we are ‘cunt’. Read more
Taking Down Medicine’s Monuments
Much of modern medicine was built on racism and eugenics, and these dangerous racial disparities still plague the profession. Read more
A Brief History Of Behind-The-Scenes Activism With A Big Impact
History is shaped through all kinds of activism. Read more