Lux spring 2025

Standing on Principals

New Haven students make their own restorative justice process

by Nataliya Braginsky

 

Ten Questions with Rowan Blanchard

by The Editors

 

Homelander Goes to Washington

by The Editors

 

Betty Friedan and Indira Gandhi Take a Trip

The second-wave feminist was captivated by female power on a visit to India

by Poorna Swami

 

The Time of Tove

From Moominvalley to Finnish islands to Florida, Tove Jansson shows us how to live

by Natalie Adler

 

After Recognition

Isabella Hammad and Ta-Nehisi Coates struggle to imagine Palestine’s next act.

by Rozina Ali

 

It’s Not You, It’s Us

Mutual aid activist Dean Spade gets personal with a book of self-help for radicals

by Angelica Castro-Mendoza

 

Bad, Mad, Sad

It Ends with Us is chock-full of clichés about domestic violence. There are other stories out there.

by Kristen Martin

 

Feminist Polemic Now!

The forgotten form cracks open better questions

by Grace Byron

 

The Romance of Risk

Payal Kapadia's films revel in romantic and political confrontation

by Devika Girish

 

The Heaviest Lift

Caring for the elderly 24 hours a day, 72 hours in a row

by Amy Pedulla

 

Spoiled Milk

Breastfeeding guidance goes tits up

by Wei Tchou

 

Richard Branson’s Board Game and a Bottle of Piss

The mostly true history on display at the Museum of Neoliberalism

by Isobel van Hagen

 

The Bride Wore a Black Beret

The Panthers' attempt to make revolutionary love

by Matt Ray and Mat Wranovics

 

All Talk, No Action

The dialogue industry comes to campus

by Leila Markosian

 

Who Can Referee Gender?

Sports authorities have tried and failed to define it for decades

by Emily Janakiram & Megan Lessard

 

Can Unions Help Planned Parenthood Meet the Abortion Crisis?

With reproductive care under fire and underfunded, workers make their case

by Anne Rumberger

 

Portraits in Movement

Young New Yorkers organize in, around, and through their communities

by Youbin Kang & Guarionex Rodriguez, Jr.

 

Funerals and Returns

Lebanese photographer Fatima Jouma stays with her community amid Israel's assault

by Lylla Younes

 

The New Rent Strike Strategy

Kansas City tenants pit federal regulators against landlords

by Cheryl Rivera