Civic Life

Jessie McGuire|Opinions

Power is designed

The Epstein files expose how systems are built to shield the influential from scandal. Accountability requires a different blueprint: making power visible and open to scrutiny.

Arts + Culture

Nila Rezaei|Essays

“Dear mother, I made us a seat”: a tribute to the women of Iran

Iran is teaching us anew: the world is shaped by mothers and daughters. In September 2022, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa (Zhina) Amini died in a Tehran hospital following her arrest by Iran’s religious “morality” police. Amini was accused of failing to wear her headscarf in accordance with Iran’s compulsory veiling laws. Government officials claimed … Continued

Arts + Culture

Steven Heller|Interviews

Jerseys To Remember

Since 2013, in the wake of the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer, the New York based photographer and filmmaker Raafi Rivero  has designed a series of basketball jerseys with the team name “Unarmed.”