October 17, 2025
New York City is constantly experiencing construction and renewal. Every day, offices and apartments vibrate with the sound of perpetual surgery as spades and jackhammers expose and stitch up the… READ MORE
October 16, 2025
What inspired you to analyze the rhetorical strategies of far-right political reactionaries? Can you define how the concept of “reactionary entrenchment” damages honest political debate, and explain why we should… READ MORE
October 14, 2025
In November 2018, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal issued an executive directive called the Immigrant Trust Directive which adopted much of the language from sanctuary state laws of other… READ MORE
October 8, 2025
Javier’s home smelled like a home-cooked meal. His wife, Marisela, had made chicken tinga, refried beans, and arroz rojo with corn tortillas for dinner. Javier was sitting at the cherry… READ MORE
October 6, 2025
In 2020, the homicide rate spiked by its largest margin in recorded history. The FBI estimated an increase of 27%. The CDC recorded 5,434 excess deaths due to assault in… READ MORE
October 2, 2025
The fight for human rights is more relevant than ever — but what about the rights of our furry friends? This week, we’re considering the question of animal autonomy: what… READ MORE
September 30, 2025
Deaf World: A Historical Reader and Primary Sourcebook is an essential anthology of Deaf perspectives, edited by Lois Bragg. The following excerpt is from an essay by contributor Karl Jaekel…. READ MORE
September 24, 2025
Fifteen-year-old Slick, a Latino kid born and raised in Oakland, showed me the “hotspots”: street intersections and sidewalks where life-altering experiences linger, shaping young people’s perspectives of the area. As… READ MORE
September 22, 2025
Who is a city for? The obvious answer is “its residents,” but American urban design reveals conflicted priorities. If the city is for the people, why can so few afford… READ MORE
September 16, 2025
Image Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Trump’s threats of ICE sweeps, geared to Mexican Independence Day, aren’t new. Back on September 16, 1954, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) unleashed “Operation Wetback”… READ MORE
Parting the Asphalt Waters: Robert Moses, Stuytown, and Life Among the Towers