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This Mournable Body

How does capitalism force people to evaluate themselves? What will people sacrifice—family, dignity, heritage—to appease whatever capitalism demands of us?

Posted byCarlenFebruary 2, 2022February 2, 2022Posted inArchives, Fiction

Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few

How big corporations and Wall Street have transformed each of capitalism’s building blocks in their favor.

Posted byCarlenFebruary 2, 2022February 4, 2022Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Weekly Bulletin: January 27, 2022

The Non-fiction Feature: How to Blow Up a Pipeline;
The Children’s Spot: We Are Water Protectors;
The Product Spot: Patagonia’s Worn Wear Program.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022Posted inArchives, Bulletins

We Are Water Protectors

Inspired by the Indigenous-led movements across North America, the book shows that children know that they can fight for access to clean water.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022Posted inArchives, Children's

Patagonia Worn Wear Program

Patagonia’s Worn Wear program will repair your old Patagonia clothes; you can also trade your clothes for credit.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022Posted inArchives, Products

How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire

The future of climate activism, and how to turn fury into action.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

A Queer History of the United States

The remarkable, and oft invisible, influence of the LGBTQ+ community on the United States.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 19, 2022January 21, 2022Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Weekly Bulletin: January 20, 2022

The Non-fiction Feature: A Queer History of the United States;
The Memoir & Poetry Spot: Night Sky with Exit Wounds;
The Product Spot: Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022Posted inArchives, Bulletins

Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index

Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to LGBTQ+ employees.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022Posted inArchives, Products

Night Sky with Exit Wounds

A raw, luminous work of poetry about queerness, being a foreigner, and searching for love.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

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