The reaction to the Washington DC shooting shows that Americans are swinging between outrage, exhaustion and numbness
In the early hours of Sunday, I awoke to check the time on my phone and learned t…
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Where is the outrage over five-year-old Liam Ramos’s detention? | Francine Prose ⊕
Do the people imprisoning these kids like Liam Ramos have no children of their own? Do they have no decency, compassion or basic humanity?
Liam Conejo Ramos. We have all seen his picture, or by now we…
America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover | Francine Prose ⊖
This is the news we should be paying attention to. At least for the moment, everything else is a distraction
When we talk about our inability to pay attention, to concentrate, we often mean and blame …
6 months ago
Ali Faqirzada is an Afghan refugee. He deserves to stay in America | Francine Prose ⊕
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In a more reasonable, more compassionate country, we would thank Ali Faqirzada for how much he has done on behalf of his people and our own
On 14 October, Ali Faqirzada – an Afghan refugee, a resident…
9 months ago
We shouldn’t focus on ‘how bad slavery was’ says Trump. What’s next? | Francine Prose ○
Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are meant to convince us that truth doesn’t matter and we should blindly accept his lies
Donald Trump’s critique of the Smithsonian Institution for its focus on “how…
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