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Chas Walker

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Revolt at the Masses

Reading Ortega y Gasset leaves me wondering about illiberalism and our democracy.

Books

Borat’s Inferno

If the first Borat movie was farce, then Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is surely tragedy.

Culture and Politics

A Sticky Wicket

We don’t have to understand cricket to know that CLR James’ 1963 book about sports and society is incredibly relevant today.

BlackLivesMatter, Books, Culture, Race, Sports

Morbid Symptoms

In praise of the epidemiological Black Radical Tradition.

High-Mortality Events

Anti-immigrant xenophobia, anti-Black racism, and false notions of scarcity are a dangerous mix.

Climate Change, COVID-19, Culture, Race

A Problem of Ambition

What we miss when we talk about “political ambitions” as if they were only about someone’s career path.

Culture, Elections, Feminism, Race, Social Movements

Is Space Travel Boring?

Forget Ad Astra. Science fiction’s ability to tell us about ourselves lives in movies like Aniara.

Culture, Philosophy, SciFi

No Country for Young Children

The defining feature of the United States child care “system” is that it is not a system at all.

Child Care, COVID-19, Labor

Of Course They Did

With little oversight, the nursing home industry has cashed in the pandemic, while workers and residents are paying the price.

COVID-19, Labor

Prisoners of the American Election

A few reflections on “Prisoners of the American Dream” that are relevant to unions, social movements, and insurgent electoral campaigns.

Books, Elections, Labor, Race, Social Movements

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