Magic + Loss

Magic + Loss

The 2022 mentality

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Virginia Heffernan
Jan 03, 2022
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Krugman is right as usual. But I’ve based my 2022 equanimity on this:

  • Steady prosecution of coup participants.

  • Biden’s concentration on voting rights.

  • Astounding success of fossil fuels divestment.

  • Awareness that people always get apocalyptic in plague years.

And then there’s this extremely interesting idea from indigenous scholar Grace Dillon: “The Nati…

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