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"while decrying the sex slavery WWII Japan instituted on its Korean subjects — kidnapping and forcing young girls to serve in military brothels — the U.S. military ended up repurposing this system and even some of the same women for U.S. soldiers" gen.medium.com/the-u-s-milita…

New from Marker by Medium: The mad dash when every musician starts touring and playing live shows at the same time. "It is going to be the biggest shitshow in the history of the entertainment industry.” Stellar reporting by Patrick Sisson #longreads marker.medium.com/live-music-is-…

.Eleanor #DCStatehood Holmes Norton has been lobbying for DC statehood for much of her 30-year career in Congress. "The filibuster is on its last legs. That puts D.C. closer to statehood than we have ever any chance of believing we would have." gen.medium.com/why-eleanor-ho…

Hint: It's Ron Johnson and John Cornyn. gen.medium.com/here-are-the-r…

Woo hoo! Live music is coming back! Chaos reigns! <<smashes guitar>> Oh, not that kind of chaos, explains Patrick Sisson. The bad kind of chaos. marker.medium.com/live-music-is-…

In their attempt to placate anti-vax concerns, European governments effectively gave them more credence, explains James Surowiecki. gen.medium.com/europes-been-c…

So appreciate work of Asian American writers/scholars eg Viet Janelle S. Wong janellewong.bsky.social Jennifer Lee 🦁 Mae Ngai @DrJenHo Nancy Wang Yuen 쩜 R. O. Kwon 권오경 writing THRU grief + trauma even when there are 10000 other things demanding our attn Here's mine: gen.medium.com/the-u-s-milita…

Felt hope after reading this convo between @alexanderchee and cph.

There isn’t a single law that’s been passed since 1935 that has made it easier for workers to form unions and bargain collectively, explains Rep. Andy Levin. The PRO Act would change that. gen.medium.com/the-sweeping-b…

Small venues-the heart & soul of local music scenes & talent incubators-are struggling despite the accelerating pace of vaccinations & reopening. Here’s a look at the challenges they face as fans pine for that long-awaited show at their favorite club marker.medium.com/live-music-is-…

People are generally interested in hearing the details of a young person's life. But the same might not be true for a middle-aged woman. Meghan Daum on telling stories as an older person and what it means to be "old enough to know better:" read.medium.com/kVLBdg9

If you're a fan of the strangely delightful, you have to check out sarah miller's Very Specific Interview series. Here's the latest one, which, naturally, covers peacock reincarnation. sarahlovescali.medium.com/i-bought-an-in…

As the flu pandemic of 1918 circled the U.S., the poor died in droves. There are alarming parallels between that time and today: read.medium.com/hEyRLCI

Bucatini is so 2020. read.medium.com/pctGHt9

raise your hand if you're a child of helicopter parents for whom no number of awards or accolades will satisfy the crushingly high standards you feel you need to live up to 🙋🏻‍♀️ feeling seen by Anita Ramaswamy in GEN gen.medium.com/when-i-realize…

I wrote possibly one of GEN's last stories, about TikTok influencers who make videos about the absurdities of the modern workplace gen.medium.com/the-overwhelmi…

In my last week as FUTURE HUMAN's editor I published Q&As with 2 scientists who I admire and deeply embody my vision for the site. NYU climate scientist Sonali McDermid is working to help farmers in South Asia + sub-Saharan Africa adapt to a warmer world. futurehuman.medium.com/we-must-help-f…

Activist Brea Baker (she/her) is here to debunk some conventional wisdom around organizing: "'Being a voice for the voiceless' is such a played-out phrase. It also doesn't actually ask if people are really voiceless." For more of her interview with Brianna Holt: gen.medium.com/brea-baker-on-…