Olivia Giovetti is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR, VAN Magazine and other venues. We discuss this article Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit…

Karim Makdisi is Associate Professor of International Politics at the American University of Beirut. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give…

Tim Anderson is an academic based in Australia and the author of the forthcoming book, Axis of Resistance: Towards an Independent Middle East. Thanks to Nazanin Zarepour for arranging and conducting this interview. An appeal Please consider…

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Unlocked from behind the paywall Here is a short archival mashup exploring the widely-held belief in Hollywood liberalism and ways in which women/PoC actors are often conscripted into gender/racewashing the not-so-pretty parts of US pop culture history. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, has…

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