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Sociocultural anthropology teaching position at Purdue University careers.purdue.edu/job/Professo...

New paper on the intersections of ethnobiology and degrowth: two ways of understanding our place in the world through action-oriented, imaginative research into socioecological relationships. doi.org/10.1177/0278...

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I'm happy to say that my book called "Radioactive Governance: The Politics of Revitalization in Post-Fukushima Japan" will be out with New York University Press in January 2026. nyupress.org/978147983683... #nuclear #atomic #Japan #Fukushima #Hiroshima #Nagasaki #disaster #Chernobyl #governance

US: MAGA is MAGA-ing on human rights. This NPR article discusses several changes in the process and product of the US government's annual global human rights review www.npr.org/2025/08/12/n...

A look at Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, an archaeological site that attracts conspiracy theories. Lee Clare, an archaeologist who has led the excavation site for over a decade, has heard it all — including the outlandish theories. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...

MAGA hates unions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/u...

Artifacts in US museums explain the outsized role of racism in the nation's history.Public access to these items at federal sites may be restricted or prohibited under Trump administration rules. apnews.com/article/civi...

In memoriam: Ruth Krulfeld, long time anthropology professor at George Washington University and women’s rights advocate, dies at 94 gwhatchet.com?p=1236817

Gorillas to be further endangered: the Democratic Republic of the Congo is opening crucial gorilla habitats and pristine forests to bids for oil and gas drilling, with plans to carve up more than half the country into fossil fuel blocks. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hollywood, CA: report on a visit to Musk's new drive-in diner: hype and glitches www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A Native retelling of Sacagawea's story is "richer and more ambiguous" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/m...

Interview with a British surgeon about his latest stint in Gaza www.npr.org/2025/07/21/n...

US: Florida representative comments on her "curated" visit to "Alligator Alcatraz" www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

The only country in the world to do so, Japan requires name change after marriage — with big effects on female scientists www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Meddling in a UN investigation of human rights abuses in Gaza: Trump's rationale? That there are serious human rights abuses in Gaza and that the US is deeply implicated ? www.npr.org/2025/07/10/g...

US Supreme Court ponders the balance of power – and sides with President Trump theconversation.com/us-supreme-c...

US: Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation apnews.com/article/ston...

Unmasking fascism: Edward Said’s pedagogy of wakefulness in an age of educational repression - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/27/u...

Keep telling their stories www.npr.org/2025/06/18/n...

US: So far, Trump is not getting what he wants from this intervention www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...

Lessons about universal, affordable child care from Quebec www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Op-ed by a Devi Shridhar, public health professor: the US can't make American children healthy by ignoring the two biggest killers: gun violence and traffic accidents www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

US: masked men who do not identify themselves arbitrarily arresting people does not look like democracy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

8. That Iran is trying to assassinate the US president when all US presidents have the same foreign policy 9. That Iran (a country that never starts wars) cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons, but Israel (a country that starts wars constantly) can 10. That attacking Iran benefits Americans

Nigeria: the fight goes on for environmental damages from Shell www.theguardian.com/environment/...

US: Tell your Republican Senator(s) You Don’t Want To Pay The Price For Their Billionaire Tax Breaks act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...

A segregated school for Black children long sat unrecognized on the campus of William & Mary where it was used for other purposes. It's been restored and relocated to Colonial Williamsburg www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...

"Everyone ought to pray at least one violent prayer a day" -- a sign displayed in a Dallas hotel lobby. open.substack.com/pub/slowcivi...

US: new state laws target job protections for college professors wapo.st/44jMQ8m

US: Minnesota shooting suspect allegedly attended a Bible college that is a stronghold of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that teaches that Christians are called to take over the US government www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @MotherJones

Interview with Marci Shore, a historian of fascism, who recently left Yale University for the University of Toronto www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Illegal Attack on Iran - this article argues that Israeli attacks against Iran since 2023 have been illegal CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/13/t...

Op-ed by Miriam Lewin, journalist, author, and survivor of Argentina's dictatorship. A seven episode podcast about her experience as a prisoner of the state and her fight for justice is titled The Burden: Avenger. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian reports on the US No Kings protests www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US: reflections on the assault and handcuffing of a Senator who was trying to ask a question at a press conference www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

US: The Old South is rising--the so-called Lost Cause has strong support in the White House. Naming public places and spaces is more than just about names www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Indigenous rights: the Heiltsik tribe of western Canada have retained more land and autonomy than most tribes. They have a new constitution: ‘We’re now the architects of certainty for ourselves’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Among the many possible models for establishing authoritarian rule, Hitler's stands out and resonates (or more than that) today www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

US: Justice Department allows Trump/MAGA to override standing designations of national monuments and use the protected lands for resource exploitation www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...

Smithsonian Board of Regents takes a stand on personnel decisions www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n...

US: Governor Gavin Newsom says there's a process that Trump disregarded, calls Trump a stone-cold liar newrepublic.com/post/196276/... via @newrepublic.com

In memoriam: Diane Nelson, professor of anthropology at Duke University. "A member of our department for twenty-one years, she showed us how to hold onto our commitments to social justice as much as she did how to play..." today.duke.edu/2022/04/duke...

In fight with Columbia University, Trump threatens to remove its accreditation status thehill.com/homenews/edu...

Commentary: ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means? www.latimes.com/california/s...