Developing stories that navigate the edge.
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Dissent

Architect, social planner, anti-racism sage, and author, a
Robert Kett and the 16th-century roots of contemporary
Trickster, Scavenger, Discoverer of light
A long poem sequence about forms of resistance, survival, and the common raven. By Kim Trainor.

The Protest Legacy of African American Spirituals, Part 2
. . . and its incalculable effect on the civil rights movement and on the development of blues, jazz and rap. By Stephen Richer.

Letter from the Borderlands in Exile
"Back the bags, we have to leave." On re-inventing life away from home. By Luis Horacio Nájera.

The Protest Legacy of African American Spirituals, Part 1
The codes embedded in spirituals that helped propel the underground railroad. By Stephen Richer.

Life is an Outlaw: A Biologist Challenges the Central Doctrine
A biologist's lament for a fundamental principle of biology. Ignacio Chapela interviewed by Whitney Smith and Chris Lowry.


Ten Songs That Made a Difference
On how a few powerful songs made personal and collective change very hard to resist. By Stephen Richer.

A Cinematic Anthem for Troubled Times
Getting aware and getting ready . . . a homily in the modern mode. A film by Amanda Zackem with Chris Hedges.

'We love you. You're very special.' — Tracing the roots of American white extremism
White working class males help elect Trump in 2016. Now we need to look closer at why. By Shariff Abdullah.

Carl Anthony: Earth and the Narrative of Race
Architect, social planner, anti-racism sage, and author, a man for all future seasons. By Chellis Glendinning.
