Calling All White People, Part 59: Environmental racism in action

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TODAY’S EPISODE: The climate of racism runs hot and destructive Racism is a lot like the environment. All around us. Permeating everything. Wreaking destruction with huge storms while also causing challenges and damage with more subtle effects over time. And the environment itself is affected by racism. So let’s talk about something that isn’t talked …

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Ivana Trump Is ours now

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In this country you can give a woman money, but she can’t buy her way out of misogyny By Liz Henry If there’s something I am proud I’ve been able to procrastinate successfully, it’s death. Despite my near constant fear, it has so far escaped me. Today, at least, it has escaped me. But the …

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Joy in hard times

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These are strange times that we are living in—and hard ones. To be frank, the world is a dumpster fire. We are two-plus years into an intensifying pandemic that the majority has decided to simply live with or just pretend doesn’t exist. The problem with ignoring problems, though, is that they have a pesky way …

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