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Vol. 39 Issue 2, Sep 22 2019
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Current Issue
Vol. 39 Issue 2, Sep 22 2019
Social Determinants
The DRC Ebola outbreak, explained
“They were dying slowly—it was very clear. They were not enemies, they were not criminals, they were nothing earthly now—nothing but …
From Decrim To Recrim
Ten years of recriminalized indoor sex work in Rhode Island
Every Wednesday night, Bella Robinson parks her tangerine Nissan Rogue inside the faded lines of the lot by the McDonalds and …
Seeing Through Supplements
How the vitamin industry sells health
Whenever I have a problem, my parents believe vitamins are the solution: “Feeling tired from classwork? “There must be an iron …
Disney To Dust
Cultural nostalgia and cynicism in live action remakes
In 2019, the Walt Disney Company became the very first studio to release five films that each grossed over one billion …
Collecting Sediments
Cappadocia and carving out homes
My mom’s name is Petra. Short for Petronella, it shares the Greek root “petros” with petrified, Peter, and petrol. Petros means …
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From the Archive
Catering Contract Concerns
An open letter on catering workers’ contract negotiations
Since September 2018, Brown University catering service employees have been negotiating their contract with the University in an attempt to unionize. …
Week in Vape Nations
CLOUDLESS SKIES ABOVE SALT LAKE CITY The emergence of damning new evidence demonstrating the danger of vaping and e-cigarettes feels like …
Beyond #MeToo
Transformative Justice on College Campuses
content warning: sexual violence This week, the Features editors invited Camila Pelsinger B’20, Transformative Justice Student Coordinator, to author a piece …
The Fourth of July Girl
She emerges from the port-a-potty dripping wet. The blue plastic door swings a full one hundred and eighty degrees, shuddering the …