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The Rosenberg Orphans and the power of radical history

Orphaned after their parents were executed for espionage, the story of the Rosenberg boys is one all Americans should know.

Beyond Plague Urbanism
by Andy Merrifield
Over the centuries, humans have survived tragedy through the incredible stoicism of not moving, of standing one’s ground, of resisting, of engaging in tremendous creativity. Perhaps we can use the time alone to think collectively, to reflect together on how we might reconstruct the public realm of our cities.
“Your Economics Professor is almost Certainly a Charlatan”
by Michael D. Yates
Mary Filippo began in 2004 to audit economics classes in the hope that she could “learn something about globalization. Does it really help people in developing countries? What are its downsides?” She did not learn these things.