Letters From the West Bank #3
From the West Bank to the other side of the wall, our shopping habits feed the machinery of occupation—sometimes as casually as sipping a Coca-Cola
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Can a Community Own a Design? Mayan Weavers Say, ‘Yes’
Indigenous leader Milvian Aspuac is championing collective intellectual property rights for Mayan designs as a path to Indigenous women’s economic autonomy
Inside the City’s Best Open Houses
Open Houses Invite You in
Step into the homes of writers, artists, and thinkers where discussions and debates nested democracy in our cities—and be part of today’s conversations at these historic locations
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The Invisible Infrastructure Tokyo’s Cyclists Are Trying to Protect
Cycling thrives in Tokyo without wide lanes, but that unique system is now at risk—and a grassroots group is fighting to preserve it
The Future of Hong Kong’s Neon Past
How grassroots groups are preserving Hong Kong’s neon signs in an era of urban homogenization
Culture Matters >
A Poetry Hotline Helps Philadelphia Heal From Gun Violence
How Poet Laureate Trapeta B. Mayson is weaving poetry into Philadelphia’s mental health landscape to heal from gun violence
On Turks Street, a Munich Art Museum Explores the Politics of Memory
From the rumors embedded in its site, Museum Brandhorst links local memory to urgent global debates on military power and empire
In the West Bank, Some Artists Are Choosing to Stay, Despite the Exodus
Two years ago, I moved from Europe to Bethlehem, to support artists to stay and create — essential to resilience here in the West Bank
