Today on Pearls and Irritations
What antisemitism and homophobia have in common
Antisemitism and homophobia have different histories, but both can cast minorities as threatening, subversive or powerful – and both belong in a broader response to prejudice.
Free in two senses – keeping P&I independent
The danger of not knowing what you don’t know, part two: Why Trump’s Board of Peace is floundering
The far right feeds on grievance. Democracy has to answer it
Powerhouse Parramatta is about to open without the leader who defined it
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