The differing generational views regarding climate change leaves young people to fight the dangers of the future alone, all without occupying established positions of changemaking.
It is worth imagining a role for climate art that escapes the confines of politics and leans into an essential function of good art: reminding us of our humanity and the value of the world beyond our constructed one.
This issue of our magazine examines the implications of living in a sociopolitical ecosystem that is filled with as much stagnation as there is change.
This issue of our quarterly magazine asks what it means to traverse great distances of progress and how to keep the faith when that progress is unmade.
Moricz was the first openly gay class president at his high school in Sarasota County, Fla. He was also the youngest plaintiff in a lawsuit opposing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which was signed into law in March of 2022.
In Prashad's own words, “I'm a marxist. I'm a communist. I believe in women's emancipation. I believe in gay rights. I believe in everything good, decent, and sensitive in the world.”
A nuanced and comprehensive approach to queer liberation must shine a light on the formidable courage of queer activists worldwide, amplify their voices sincerely and authentically, and recognize the uniqueness of their experience.
Historical truth, I have discovered, is almost an oxymoron in today’s world where we can edit, delete and control narratives. But what growing up in Hong Kong has taught me is that I need to listen to not only what is being said, but also listen carefully for what is not.
