Essential resources for today – six readings everyone should grab!
culture & reviews
Celebrating the bottom-up evolution of language
Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English in review.
I Saw Death Coming
The overthrow of Reconstruction, and how it shapes today’s racist violence.
The ongoing annexation of Australia, the “Southern Continent”
Exploring the unresolved history of the unacknowledged war, conquest and dispossession of the many First Nations of the Australian continent
Till: A Hollywood portrait of Black misery
A movie that just misses the mark, failing to shed new light on a well-known story or point to contemporary issues.
Letters to the editor, April 2023
Readers’ feedback on Ukraine, The Woman King and other topics.
Black reparations: a vision for achieving real justice
Poet and socialist feminist organizer Nellie Wong reviews a “refreshing take on both the issue and the collective work ahead.”
Proposing a pathway forward in the fight for Black lives
Reviewer and anti-police brutality activist Lee Gill “cannot recommend this pamphlet enough to anyone committed to true, far-reaching revolutionary action.”
The Woman King — worthy of a watch and an Oscar
A gloriously textured portrait of the West African kingdom of Dahomey in the early 1820s, scandalously shut out by the Academy.
Chelsea Manning’s memoir: README.txt
Chelsea Manning, a high-profile transgender activist and whistleblower, finally gets the chance to tell her story in her own words.
