Minoritarian Liberalism is a mesmerizing ethnography of the largest favela in Rio, where residents articulate their own politics of freedom against the backdrop of multiple forms of oppression. We spoke with the author, Moisés Lino e Silva, to hear a little more about the inspiration for this book, some of
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Diving Into “The Other Dark Matter,” a guest post from Lina Zeldovich
In The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth and Health, journalist Lina Zeldovich reveals how human excrement can be a life-saving, money-making resource—if we make better use of it. In the original piece below, adapted from her research, she explores how cities are learning
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