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After Navalny: Grief, Guilt, and the Fight for Russia’s Future

After Navalny: Grief, Guilt, and the Fight for Russia’s Future

In the wake of Navalny’s death and the continued war in Ukraine, an exploration of guilt, identity, and what hope looks like when it’s all that’s left. On February 16, 2024, the air out of my lungs, and the last remnants of a hopeful future, were knocked

“It’s Not You, It's Me”: Urban America’s Compounding Decline, Covid et al

“It’s Not You, It's Me”: Urban America’s Compounding Decline, Covid et al

An avid NYC admirer herself, Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero chorus could just as well capture the mood for America’s urban decline as does her stardom: “It’s Me, Hi, I’m the Problem, It’s Me.” I will never forget my last adventure in the Big Apple pre-

A Guest from the Past

A Guest from the Past

An Outdated Kazakh Defining a national language isn’t just for presidents, prime ministers, or rulers. It’s for the layman hit with “Where are you from?” during an icebreaker. Yet, as proud as you are of your roots, is it possible to recount an entire nation’s history in

The West Wing Revisited: A Camelot for the Neoliberal Age

The West Wing Revisited: A Camelot for the Neoliberal Age

Once seen as a beacon of hope and idealism, The West Wing now reveals a more unsettling truth—one of soft authoritarianism cloaked in good intentions. Twenty-five years on, it deserves a second look. Every once in a while comes a piece of media so poignant, so timely, so

Famous Footsteps

Famous Footsteps

Downtown walking tours shed light on local Black history. At the beginning of the history walk on Nathan Phillips Square, Pamella Houston gave it straight. “I’m not your typical tour guide, with dates, names, or numbers all perfectly memorized,” she told her tour group. On that sweltering Wednesday afternoon