Eric Shonkwiler

Eric Shonkwiler

Mar
21
Cop City, Jackson, and the Expansion of Policing

Cop City, Jackson, and the Expansion of Policing

A couple weeks ago, allies of the Weelaunee Forest came together from across the country in a week of action,
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Mar
14
The Stages of Genocide

The Stages of Genocide

I've been avoiding one of my monthly-or-so letters on just how fucked things are in politics because they&
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Mar
07
The Problem of Right-Wing Disaster Response

The Problem of Right-Wing Disaster Response

We're not the only ones who lend a hand in the wake of a disaster. There is a
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Feb
28
The Last, Next, & Last President

The Last, Next, & Last President

Both clickbaity and hard to understand, right? You'll get it in a moment. While I want to focus
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Feb
21
Packing an Evac-Bag and Avoiding Weather Balloons

Packing an Evac-Bag and Avoiding Weather Balloons

You don't actually need to avoid weather balloons. I have a strong suspicion that the media and government
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Feb
14
The East Palestine Train Derailment, Infrastructure, and Sacrifice Zones

The East Palestine Train Derailment, Infrastructure, and Sacrifice Zones

On February 3rd, a 150-car train passing through East Palestine, Ohio, derailed. Many of those cars were carrying hazardous materials,
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Feb
07
Radical Centrism and the Demolition of Democracy

Radical Centrism and the Demolition of Democracy

Given the news–all of it, all the time, anymore–and the general malaise with which the country seems afflicted
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Jan
31
The Killing of a Forest Defender and the 1st Amendment

The Killing of a Forest Defender and the 1st Amendment

On January 18th, an activist who went by Tortuguita was shot and killed by Georgia State Police. Tortuguita, or Tort,
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Jan
24
Conflict Prediction, Immigration, and Eco-Nationalism

Conflict Prediction, Immigration, and Eco-Nationalism

The Council on Foreign Relations released an annual survey recently which delineates potential international conflicts and hotspots. It's
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Jan
17
Climate Realism, El Niño, and Overshoot

Climate Realism, El Niño, and Overshoot

There was an article on Wired a few weeks ago that sounded the alarm about El Niño re: our current
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