Considering the impact of neglect on Native Americans in the United States — America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all. — Colson Whitehead The genocide committed by the United States against Indigenous Peoples has never been reckoned with. Much has been written about it — and there is increasing dialogue acknowledging the crimes — but what restitution can we expect…

Things we can do to make a statement against Thanksgiving while showing up for dinner — Our nation was born in genocide. … We are perhaps the only nation who has tried, as a matter of national policy, to wipe out its Indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. — Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Seventeen years ago I stopped celebrating…

Why the look of excellent storytelling shouldn’t be perfect — The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. — Marcel Proust If you've seen The Mother and the Whore by Jean Eustache, you might recall the film looks green. It's a black and white film with green. There's a green tint in…

A look at the life of the last member of the Yahi people — As the sun peaks from the horizon, your mother scoops you into her arms and runs. Your father runs fast, his arms are pumping, you hear cracks of gunfire, your father calls to your sister, and she replies from behind you. The whole village is running toward the river as…

Why the look of excellent storytelling shouldn’t be perfect — The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. — Marcel Proust If you’ve seen The Mother and the Whore by Jean Eustache, you might recall the film looks green. It’s a black and white film with green. There’s a green tint in…

The surprisingly late date end of Native American enslavement — Under the crust of that portion of Earth called the United States of America — “from California . . . to the Gulf Stream waters” — are interred the bones, villages, fields, and sacred objects of American Indians. They cry out for their stories to be heard through their descendants…

On the Notion of Manifest Destiny - How the US settlers’ expansion is our problem — Let us drop food and knowledge, not bombs. — Sean Sherman A group of men want you to move. If you don’t move, they’ll kill you. After you move, they’ll kill you anyway. They’re not murderers - they’re crusaders ordained by God to live where you live. They’re pushing you…

Boredom as the perennial result of selfhood — Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade. — Marcel Proust The pinnacle statement of a healthy individual is boredom. Time wasted with a sigh and a sense of eternal life is beneficial to our psyches. Stress-free, safe, time on our hands. Boredom is the best condition, our…

Boredom as the perennial result of selfhood — Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade. — Marcel Proust The pinnacle statement of a healthy individual is boredom. Time wasted with a sigh and a sense of eternal life is beneficial to our psyches. Stress-free, safe, time on our hands. Boredom is the best condition, our…