Why Racism Is Terrible for Everyone’s Health
Heather Gilligan explores the impact of racism on the fight towards universal health care.
Visual Literacy in the Age of Open Content
We need a visual literacy to help us negotiate new ways of seeing, but also new ways of accessing, manipulating, and reusing visual content.
Public Policy at the Limits of Science
Stefan Böschen and Kevin C. Elliot discuss how science is often misused by policy-makers, adversely affecting public awareness and disciplinary credibility.
Scott Walker, The Koch Brothers, and the History of Right to Work Laws
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 gave states the ability to enact right to work laws, granting opponents of unions the ability to institute open-shop laws.
Taylor Swift’s White Colonial Romance
Taylor Swift is a member of the Lion King generation, which means that, for her, African landscapes are nothing more than a rich tapestry of flora and fauna
Taylor Swift: 1989’s Confessional Poet
Since she first came to prominence, Taylor Swift's songs have been read autobiographically.
Hearing Harriet Smith
In the University of Texas library, our writer found a previously unknown audiotape of an interview with a woman who'd been born into slavery.
Who Opposes Gun Control?
People who oppose gun control tend to be white, male, Protestant, and living in the West, Mountain states, or South.
The History of Cremation in Japan
Although Buddhism propelled the popularity of cremation across Asia, its staying power, particularly in Japan, has been for practical reasons.
School Suspensions and the Racial Discipline Gap
The racial discipline gap in school suspensions has lasting educational and social effects.