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fromPolygon
3 weeks ago

The Last of Us' post-apocalyptic homophobia reveals its shallow setting

It is definitionally bigoted behavior for a man to harbor such distaste for queer people in his heart that cannot see a couple kids get a little smoochy.
Social justice
#immigration
Podcast
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

A Historical Epic of the Chinese in America

The Asian American experience embodies longstanding precarity, with historical and contemporary acts of violence and hate deeply rooted in American history.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Hey, Irish Catholic Trump Supporters: Your People Were the Original Alien Enemies

The invocation of the Alien Enemies Act by Trump echoes historical prejudices against immigrants, especially Irish Catholics.
Podcast
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

A Historical Epic of the Chinese in America

The Asian American experience embodies longstanding precarity, with historical and contemporary acts of violence and hate deeply rooted in American history.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Hey, Irish Catholic Trump Supporters: Your People Were the Original Alien Enemies

The invocation of the Alien Enemies Act by Trump echoes historical prejudices against immigrants, especially Irish Catholics.
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

My Daughter Finally Gave the Neighbor's Kid a Taste of His Own Medicine. But She Might've Gone Too Far.

I think this is a fine occasion to talk to your 8-year-old about the effectiveness of a devastating comeback versus resorting to physical violence.
Parenting
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Exclusive | NYC teacher caught swearing at student in anti-Trump classroom meltdown wrote children's book against prejudice

In a nearly three-minute audio from his classroom, Bilotti's tirade against Trump escalated, leading to an explosive confrontation with a student who told him to "calm down."
New York City
fromThe New Yorker
11 months ago

A Portrait of Japanese America, in the Shadow of the Camps

If the United States went to war with Japan, a military study from 1929 concluded, 'all Japanese, alien and Hawaiian-born . . . should be considered as enemy aliens.' Colonel John DeWitt foresaw the need for 'complete military control over the Hawaiian islands, including selective imprisonment of anyone considered threatening.' George S. Patton listed influential community figures in Hawaii as potential 'hostages' in case of war with Japan.
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