An independent, ad-free leftist magazine of critical essays, poetry, fiction, and art.
In our inaugural issue of original essays, fiction, poetry, and art, the Protean Collective seeks to explore how technology impacts the human condition. We propose to examine how endless streams of information can lead to individualized forms of insanity and dislocation, the ways in which social media is not merely reflecting the world but remaking…
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Our second issue, Anti-Sisyphus, revolves around the small, daily indignities that capitalism foists upon us, and works towards a better understanding of our nuanced emotional responses to capitalism and the ways by which we might reassert our dignity and our humanity against the world’s hostile edges. Signed, The Collective Table of Contents
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In our third issue, Breathing Room, we turn our attention to how, in the wake of systemic crises, we may mourn our losses, build resilience, and breathe life into our communities and our movements.
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