Category Archives: Politics

Marching Matters: Why the Pride March is Your March Too

When the men and women of the LGBT community first marched in 1970, little did they know they were marching for more than their own rights. Continue reading

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Politics, Protest and Shopping Malls: 17 Days in Taksim Square

Jennifer Kabat’s Q&A with Gökhan Karakuş, an Istanbul-based architecture critic, on the events and context of the protests at Gezi Park and Taksim Square. Continue reading

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Istanbul and Gezi Park: The Architecture of Change

Gökhan Karakuş, an Istanbul-based designer, theorist and critic, presents a photo essay of the controversial new architecture in Turkey’s greatest city. Continue reading

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A Rogue’s Gallery – Selling off Detroit

As Detroit’s Emergency Manager threatens to sell off the Detroit Institute of Arts’ collection, Toby Barlow comes in with a radical suggestion: Sell off the banks’ art collections to save Detroit. Continue reading

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On Their Shoulders: A Visit to Robben Island

On the last day of her visit to Cape Town, Mũthoni Kiarie visits the infamous Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela languished in prison for 20 years. Continue reading

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THE SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF STATE AND CORPORATION …

On the 25th anniversary of James Hansen’s prophetic testimony before Congress, Danbert Nobacon makes a plea for environmental enlightenment–or a least a reason not to spark a worldwide revolution. Continue reading

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Bye Bye Bachmann: A Homophobe Steps Down

Homosexuality is not an abomination. But Michele Bachmann is. Continue reading

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