Tiny House Daydreams: Unlocking Resistance Through Radical Off-grid Ecology

In the summer of 2012 my parents sent my younger sister and I to their hometown, Somerset, New Jersey, to live with my grandparents. “But why?? There’s nothing to even do down there. It’s just a bunch of strip malls,” I whined. “Because you should spend time with your grandparents, and you could learn something …

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I'm out of town this weekend for a conference, but next week I'll have some new insights to share. Don't forget to support the young black and brown people fighting against gun/police violence in their communities this weekend.

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: The Phenomenon of Identity-Based Violence in Liberal Spaces

On the Netflix show “The Fall,” Stella is a gritty British detective whose dry loathing of men is nearly palpable. She is tasked with catching a serial killer named Paul Spector, who has almost every aspect of privilege imaginable: white, male, straight, attractive, and upper-middle class. Aside from his troubled childhood in foster care, he’s …

Seasons of Giving: Changing How We Donate

I was making eggs and bacon when someone rang the doorbell. I skulked in the shadows of my foyer while I waited for my father to come downstairs. He hesitantly creaked open the door as he was greeted by a white man wearing a haphazardly placed, purple NorthFace hat that was thrown over his shoulder-length …