Monthly Archives: June 2021

Mexico accuses Zara, Anthropologie and Patowl of ‘cultural appropriation’

Mexico has accused fashion brands Zara, Anthropologie and Patowl of cultural appropriation, claiming that they “made use” of designs created by the country’s indigenous populations.Mexico has accused fashion brands Zara, Anthropologie and Patowl of cultural appropriation, claiming that they “made use” of designs created by the country’s indigenous populations.

Canada mourns discovery of a mass grave of children’s remains

Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors in Canada are calling on officials to do a thorough investigation of every former residential school in the country after the remains of more than 200 children were found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors in Canada are calling on […]

Analysis: Yes, democracy *really* is in danger

There’s a natural human tendency to assume that politicians (and people more generally) exaggerate — especially when it comes to how bad things are at any given time. We are all prisoners of the current moment.There’s a natural human tendency to assume that politicians (and people more generally) exaggerate — especially when it comes to […]