Mediating Democracy
With trust in the media and government at an all-time low, how are journalists covering a historic election? Jonathan Capehart ’07, Danielle Kurtzleben ’05, and others weigh in.
A Flag in Flux
In the introduction to this issue’s politics special section, we consider a question raised by Benjamin Franklin 237 years ago: is the sun rising or setting on American democracy?
Deciphering Deception
There’s a bogeyman hovering over the election: the threat of erroneous information about the issues, candidates, and processes involved. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Christina Seely ’98
“My vote is to protect the value of all life.” Reinventing the get-out-the-vote poster, the Cambridge-based artist urges us to look our non-human kin in the eyes.
Erica Lord ’00
Rethinking the voter-engagement poster, the Santa Fe–based artist puts an Indigenous woman in place of Betsy Ross in Norman Rockwell’s Mending the Flag.
Ethan Murrow ’98
How do we stay optimistic amidst turbulence, division, and uncertainty? In his reimagined get-out-the-vote poster, the Boston-based artist chooses hope.
Mildred Beltré ’91
In her voting poster, the Brooklyn-based artist uses an image of an azabache protective charm as a way of imagining new political possibilities.
Rigorous Generosity
For Empty Bowls, Carleton ceramicists have for 20 years fused artistic excellence and community engagement, raising $160,000 for a Northfield food shelf along the way.
Charting the Course
As he retires as founding president of San Carlos Apache College, Martín Ahumada ’77 reflects on language, leadership, and Indigenous higher education.
Common Time
In our new series of Carl-on-the-streets interviews, we partnered with CarlsVote to ask students: What does civic engagement mean to you, and how do you practice it?
Bald Spot: News from Around & Beyond Campus
Practicing Democracy
Three Ben Shahn posters from 1946 are on loan to St. Olaf College as part of an exhibition on the power of art in fostering civic engagement.
The Many Lives of Sayles-Hill
The reopening of the newly renovated Sayles Café prompts a look back at the evolution of a space at the very heart of the Carleton experience.
A Life of Diplomacy
Japan’s new ambassador to the U.S., Shigeo Yamada ’89 has been busy building Japan-U.S. relations, participating in policy meetings, film screenings, and state visits.
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