
America’s Maps Are Full of Racial Slurs—and That Needs to Change
Place names in the U.S. betray a disturbing legacy of white supremacy
Meghana Ranganathan is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT's Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences department (EAPS) studying ice flow in Antarctica, and is actively involved in education and activism around issues of racism and colonialism in the geosciences. Follow Meghana Ranganathan on Twitter @FoodForScience
Place names in the U.S. betray a disturbing legacy of white supremacy
A visit to Greenland makes it inescapably clear that the ice-covered island is ground zero in our rapidly changing climate
"Clinton crushes Biden in hypothetical 2016 matchup: Poll." This was the headline of a MSNBC article on July 17, a full two years before the election in question.
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