Free Thing of the Week: Go Ask Alice, The Sudden Dream
Free Thing returns — again! This time a luscious, melancholic piece by Italian group Go Ask Alice.
Why Aren’t Democrats Talking About Ending Patent-Financed Drug Research?
Americans will spend more than $460B on prescription drugs in 2019. This could easily be reduced to $80B, so why don’t Democrats get with the program? Dean Baker writes.
To the Trump Nation After the Paris Accord Disagreement
Poetry by Rayn Roberts.
Sunday Comics
I stock the shelves, I work the rows; the product’s all light up. If I could flip the switch, Sunday Comics, I could move us to the top. The numbers roll, it’s time to go, but never fast enough.
Gender Tender’s Melted Riot at Velocity
Observations and ruminations on Gender Tender’s Melted Riot, a meditation on the cultural flotsam and impact of the Stonewall Inn Riots on their 50th anniversary.
The Dark Side of Skin Whitening
A desire for lighter skin tones is deeply entrenched in many parts of the world, but it comes with equally deep risks to health and society. Gideon Lasco writes.
The Dancing Species: How Moving Together in Time Helps Make Us Human
Humans dance so that they may grow fully into being human. Kimerer LaMothe writes.
Sunday Comics
I saw my therapist; she thinks you are my magic sin. Oh, maybe she’s right! Well I’ll just read the Sunday Comics and purify again…Ooh, angels are fun, they’re so fun!
Can Parks Help Cities Fight Crime?
Contact with nature reduces stress and aggression, but is it that simple? Lincoln Larson and S. Scott Ogletree do the research into parks and crime.
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