Taking Music off the Silver Platter: Profit and Palatability in Political Anthems
Music has long been a force for political expression, giving a voice to the oppressed and mobilizing communities towards resistance. Protest music is an all-encompassing term for the diverse body…
First Light
The following is a submission to our open call for art related to the UCLA encampment and the Palestinian crisis. O. S. is a third-year studying Psychology at UCLA. She…
When Hands Speak Trauma
In “Bad Indians,” Deborah Miranda connects her personal experience with domestic violence to broader familial and communal experiences with violence, abuse and genocide.
In Defense of the Robot: A review of Companion and Mickey 17
Mickey 17 and Companion both explore the supposed dichotomy of the human and the machine, but from opposite binaries. Mickey 17 posits a human with machine-like attributes and Companion, a…
The Hidden Human Cost of Western Hyperconsumerism
Across the world, a weak and submissive Chinese workforce bears the cost of Western hyperconsumerism, overexploited by companies that physically overwork, drastically underpay, and psychologically humiliate them.
The Anti-Communist Guide to Ruling the Republic of Korea
You shall maintain / A divided Korea / Always be wary / Of the Red / Never let your guard down" - if that's too long, " Always be wary…