Caitlin Reynolds on standing strong and calm in opposition to Patriot Movement AZ and the alt-right.
Essays
Meditation on the Woolsey Fire
"What are these Malibu wildfires, I wonder, if not a direct message to America?" Rachel Reilich reflects on the Woolsey Fire in Malibu.
Dulce et Decorum
Birger Vanwesenbeeck reflects on the World War I centennial commemorations at the Menin Gate in Belgium.
Feminist Ambivalences at Exclusive Women’s Social Club
Danielle Drori reflects on her short-lived membership at the women's co-working space and club The Wing, and Nancy Fraser's theory of feminist ambivalences.
From the Frontlines of a Civilizational Crisis
Rahuldeep Gill, Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University, writes on fire, guns, and the crisis of our times.
An Open Letter to Ken Brecher and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles
An open letter from Antena Los Ángeles to the Library Foundation of Los Angeles protesting the firing of Maureen Moore and Louise Steinman.
Waiting for Opening Night: After the Borderline Bar Shooting
A play about Columbine was supposed to debut this weekend at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Then, the Borderline Bar shooting occurred.
The Two Faces of Portugal
In a world of rising racism and far-right extremism, Portugal is often held up as a shining example of an open society. Is it?
Melancholic Narratives: On the Bicentennial of Ivan Turgenev
Eileen Battersby remembers the great Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev, on his 200th birthday.
Transphobia, Cloaked in Science
Sarah Richardson on the dangers of "scientific" definitions of sexual identity and the recent Health and Human Services memo.