I’ve logged more experience than most with simplicity and the complexity you discover inside simplicity, minimalism and asocial behavior, endurance and landscape.
Here is the truth: I think some deep wisdom inside me (a) sensed the stress, (b) was terrified for me, and (c) gave me something new and hard to focus on in order to prevent me from lapsing into a despair coma — and also to keep me from having a jelly jar of wine in my hand.
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Blind Hate | Thacher Schmid Randy Blazak On Why White Supremacy Persists
Readers Write on “Shortcuts” Along the shoreline, through a neighbor’s yard, in a back alley
We Will Be Seen | Mark Leviton Tressie McMillan Cottom On Confronting Racism, Sexism, And Classism
Readers Write on “Bravery” Facing the police, facing your parents, facing the truth
A Test Of Our Compassion | Savannah Barnes Louisa Willcox & David Mattson On The Plight Of Grizzly Bears
Readers Write on “Nourishment” Dad’s leftover stew, the kids’ Lunchables, coffee and pie with a friend
The World We Still Have | Fred Bahnson Barry Lopez On Restoring Our Lost Intimacy With Nature
Readers Write on “Interruptions” A detour in Samoa, an encounter in a bar, a snowfall in Colorado
An Imperfect Union | Finn Cohen Astra Taylor On The Inherent Conflict Between Capitalism And Democracy
Readers Write on “The Mall” Conspicuous consumption, retail therapy, a botched makeover
Tipping Point | David Barsamian Bill McKibben On A Planet In Peril
Readers Write on “Worship” A miraculous experience, a mixed-faith couple, a big fat question mark
To Protect And To Serve? | Mark Leviton Alex S. Vitale On The Overpolicing Of America
Old School Boxing | Thom Goertel, with text by Jim Kuhnhenn A photo essay on realized potential, mental focus, well-timed footwork, and respect for your opponent
Our Fellow Americans | Mark Leviton Paul Chaat Smith On The Complex Truth Of Native American History
Rumors Of Our Demise Poems By Native American Writers
To Free Ourselves, We Must Feed Ourselves | Tracy Frisch Leah Penniman On Bringing People Of Color Back To The Land
Readers Write on “Smoking” After school, after a divorce, after an earthquake
Big Lies | David Barsamian Benjamin Carter Hett On What We Can Learn From Hitler’s Rise To Power
Readers Write on “Making Love” Under the Milky Way, after the fireworks, out of the closet