Tues 6.12.12 | Gay Conservatism
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride month, yet the distance between queer liberation and gay pride has become quite wide. That, at least, is the argument made by queer critic and...
View ArticleMon 11.26.12| Radiation, Cancer, and the Cold War
In the mid-20th century, the US government and private companies joined together to develop medical applications from the byproducts of the nuclear industry. Ellen Leopold talks about the rise of...
View ArticleWed 2.18.15 | Warfare's Sonic Dimension
In war zones, both combatants and civilians must cope with, and interpret, the sounds of weaponry. While often thought of as ancillary to the violence inflicted by bombs and bullets, wartime sounds,...
View ArticleWed 6.03.15 | Targeting Tamils
Did the targeting of Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan military stop when the 26-year-long civil war ended in 2009? A report authored by Anuradha Mittal reveals that traditional Tamil homelands are...
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