The Real Zika Virus Threat: Sexy Olympians
If you’ve been looking forward to watching the summer Olympics, maybe curb your enthusiasm. This year’s games, set to take place in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 to 21,…
Gawker’s Demise Is A Loss To The Writers And Readers Who Depended On It
Yesterday, after 14 years, Gawker Media ceased to exist as an independent media company. Long embroiled in lawsuit proceedings over Hulk Hogan’s sex tape, the company was deemed at fault and…
This Guy Convinced Conservative Media His Fake Protestor Company Was Real
Fake news is everywhere these days. And while professional journalists are doing their best to expose the problem while also maintaining their own high standards of integrity, it’s become a…
GOODFest: The Ella Baker Center and Why We Need Equality-Based Charities Now More Than Ever
As much as we love putting on a kick-ass show, GOODFest is nothing without its causes. They’re fundamental to our mission of creating a music event that does more than…
Turning The Safety Pin Into A Fashion Accessory Misses The Point
As the national election withered from an upbeat celebration of Hillary Clinton into a stark realization that Donald J. Trump would be our next president, fear and sadness have saddled…
How Our Little White Lies Helped Lead To A Post-Truth Era
Social psychologists say that most of us are liars, at least a little bit. In our “post-truth” era—one in which the president-elect feels comfortable lying about statements he’s made before audiences…
Swimming The Atlantic Is Predictably Punishing On The Human Body
Ben Hooper is not your average person. The former policeman has spent years competing in triathlons and open-water swims, sometimes up to 40 km in one day. But there are…
Islamic State, a long-term prospect
Eleven years ago this week, the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq fell as United States troops and marines occupied Baghdad and headed north towards Mosul. The war seemed over. Afghanistan…
A multinational fracking boom begins in Colombia
Jonah Field, USA, where shale-drilling/hydraulic fracturing is heavy,and a dense web of roads, pipelines and well pads have turned continuous forests and grasslands into fragmented islands. Bruce Gordon/EcoFlight/Flickr. Some rights…
In Osh, the flames have died down, but not the discontent
Jayma Bazaar in Osh city, Kyrgyzstan, looks like any ordinary Central Asian market. Built largely of metal containers, running for over a kilometre, it criss-crosses the Ak-Bura river that divides…
Civil disobedience is not the same as violent extremism
Upperclass vs underclass Safari in Stockholm.Feb 2012.A new action plan against extremism by the government wrongly suggests that a number of extra-parliamentary movements are prone to violence. In doing so,…
I Am Done Hiding: An Open Letter From A Trans Daughter-In-Law
I have been out for two days to you. As I write this, that’s less than 48 hours. You have been kind and jovial and accepting thus far. I appreciate…