This Is a Catastrophe. I am finishing the writing of this piece shortly after the July 4 holiday. This is significant — to wonder who this country is now, and before. I began writing it while riding the bus into NYC from Ithaca, NY, on Friday, June 30, while the last...
As the courtroom seats began filling in the first judicial court in Helena, the capital city of Montana, local community members and officials prepared to hear the long-awaited testimonies from plaintiffs who allege state officials have violated their constitutional...
The first time I walked down the streets of my neighborhood without a headscarf was a strange experience. Like many Iranians around me, I was never a Muslim in heart and I had never wore…
We believe that the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion that overturned Roe v. Wade is a logical culmination of policing that surrounds and defines so much of everyday life in the United States. The end of Roe now permits states to criminalize all people.
On March 7, Aaron Sachs gave a talk examining how a historical perspective on environmental justice can offer a “radical, positive vision of collective thriving.” Sachs holds a Ph.D. in American Studies and is Professor of History at Cornell University, which hosted...
