Against Humiliation (Liberal Currents)
by Toby Buckle
Political and economic power isn’t just about the distribution of material resources; it’s also about the ability to dominate or be free from domination. What would it look like to create a social order that opposes all forms of humiliation?

What’s in a Headache? (Undark)
by Tom Zeller Jr.
A headache is different from all other kinds of pain, both in the physiological way it’s processed in the body and in what it means to the person experiencing it.

A Very Personal Black History (Black Perspectives)
by Robert Greene II
One historian’s family story traces moments from the complex construction of interracial families before the Civil War to the quashing of Black intellectuals during the McCarthy era.

Hearing from the Narcissists (Slate)
by Nick Keppler
There’s a whole online ecosystem dedicated to helping victims of narcissistic abusers. But narcissistic personality disorder is also tough for the people who have it. Some of them are sharing their own stories and urging others like them to get help.

Engineering with Fire (Yale Environment 360)
by Nicola Jones
Scars found on the ancient trees of North America record the long history of the Indigenous use of fire to manage and shape forests. This may point the way to coping with a new era of forest fires ushered in by climate change.

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