I n late February, a group of budding radicals gathered in a bare-bones studio space in Brooklyn for a nervous first meeting. A far-right administration had taken power in Washington, D.C., just five weeks prior, immediately launching a nationwide assault on their community. Now, these 13 New Yorkers, default members …
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I met Karina on a sunny hillside in Eternal Glory Park in central Kyiv last April. The spring tulips and cherry blossoms that line the park were in full bloom. Ukraine’s omnipresent flowers have a rebellious quality during wartime. We sat to talk as the shouting and honking of a …
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I t could have been a party. At around two in the afternoon on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, Doug Jones was making business calls from his room in Buenos Aires’ upscale CasaSur Palermo Hotel when clanging, banging, and whooping sounds erupted across the hall. “I heard some really bizarre noises, …
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