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It's, like, nobody wants to work these days (#35)
The ever-changing rules around 'work'.
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Natasha Ishak

August 2022

Vetted & Approved 👍: The slippery slope of newspaper endorsements (#34)
Should they even be a thing??
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Natasha Ishak

June 2022

America is a gun (#33)
Oh to be France instead with ripened brie.
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Natasha Ishak

April 2022

A quickie update (#32)
Yes, it's been a while!
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Natasha Ishak

February 2022

Eileen Gu and the chaotic trappings of being a hyphenated athlete (#31)
The publicity around Eileen Gu has stuck the Olympian between geopolitics and her bloodlines.
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Natasha Ishak
Make America Read Again, please (#30)
Recent book bans targeting books on racism and queerness in American schools aren't anything new.
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Natasha Ishak

January 2022

Abandoning a sinking city (#29)
Indonesia's moves to build a new capital city in the jungles of Borneo (yes, really) have been met with criticism and eye-rolls.
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Natasha Ishak
Why is canceling student loan debt so 'controversial'? (#28)
Me thinks it has more to do with the public's zero-sum mentality than anything else.
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Natasha Ishak

December 2021

The radical legacy of FDR (#27)
How an American aristocrat ended up the most progressive president in U.S. history.
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Natasha Ishak

November 2021

The indomitable Deb Haaland (#26)
And notes on the myth of America's "first Thanksgiving."
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Natasha Ishak
Who got the votes? An elections round-up 🗳️ (#25)
From New Jersey's close-call governor's race to candidates of color becoming mayors, here are some highlights from last week's elections.
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Natasha Ishak

October 2021

Supremely strange bench fellows (#24)
A look at what's behind the Supreme Court's awkward public relations tour.
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Natasha Ishak
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