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A Ukrainian reflects on her year of war
In today’s newsletter, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Anya Kurkina shares her reflections as a Ukrainian in America. Plus, rapists get (some of) what’s been coming to them.
The most important election this year?
In today’s newsletter, we take a look at politics & politicians: Sen. John Fetterman’s openness with depression and what it means for the way we view elected officials, plus a super-important election in Wisconsin that could shape our democracy.
What come after an uprising?
We sit down with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, co-founder of the new Black-centric magazine Hammer & Hope, to discuss Black resistance, cross-cultural solidarity, and what happened (and didn’t) after 2020.
This 21-year-old survived two school shootings
Today we mourn the three lives lost, look into the shooter’s history, and explore the unprotected state of today’s transgender youth.