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In “red script of questions,” poet Ali Choudhary creates a harrowing dialogue with the children of Gaza as they continue to endure Israel’s genocide. Ali will appear in the forthcoming print issue of Protean Magazine. proteanmag.com/2026/02/11/r...

red script of questions

In "red script of questions," poet Ali Choudhary creates a harrowing dialogue with the children of Gaza as they continue to endure Israel's genocide.

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This is a great piece from Dylan Saba. For those who recoil at its implications, the challenge is constructing a narrative for defeating fascism that connects the "promise" of America to a final, and full, rejection of Settler Colonialism. proteanmag.com/2026/07/27/t...

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In "The Enemies of 1776", Dylan Saba traces the long history of the US's genocidal wars and pacification operations in the global frontier—from the Indian Wars, to the War in Vietnam, to the Israeli-U...

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Antigone 11 by Fargo Tbakhi when power decreed that body un-grievable, / everyone made mourning like a pet. Fargo Tbakhi will appear in the forthcoming edition of Protean Magazine.

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when power decreed that body un-grievable, / everyone made mourning like a pet.

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In “The Enemies of 1776,” Dylan Saba marks the nation's 250th by examining the long continuity in the U.S.’s genocidal wars on the global frontier—from the Indian Wars, the Philippines, and Vietnam to the Israeli-U.S. genocide in Gaza. proteanmag.com/2026/07/27/t...

In “Pantone® Colour of the Year: A Consumer Review,” poet Momtaza Mehri meditates on greenness as a volatile signifier of ecological collapse, neocolonial violence, and commodity circulation. proteanmag.com/2026/07/26/p...

Pantone® Colour of the Year: A Consumer Review • Protean Magazine

In "Pantone® Colour of the Year: A Consumer Review," poet Momtaza Mehri meditates on greenness as a volatile signifier of ecological collapse, neocolonial violence, and commodity circulation.

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In “The Enemies of 1776,” Dylan Saba marks the nation's 250th by examining the long continuity in the U.S.’s genocidal wars on the global frontier—from the Indian Wars, the Philippines, and Vietnam to the Israeli-U.S. genocide in Gaza. proteanmag.com/2026/07/27/t...

The Enemies of 1776 • Protean Magazine

In "The Enemies of 1776", Dylan Saba traces the long history of the US's genocidal wars and pacification operations in the global frontier—from the Indian Wars, to the War in Vietnam, to the Israeli-U...

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Andy Hines traces the lines of power between U.S. educational and healthcare institutions. Campuses and corporatized administrations are loci of profit—from leveraging real estate and debt to driving “urban renewal,” redlining, and racist policing. proteanmag.com/2022/09/08/t...

The Myth of the Public Good

Andy Hines traces the lines of power between U.S. educational and healthcare institutions. In both, campuses and corporatized administrations are loci of profit—from leveraging real estate and debt…

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Poet Jon Hoel's “In a Generous Way” navigates grief through the history of Spanish fascism: “I return to my past again,” he writes, “a gibbon / in the maw of loss.” proteanmag.com/2026/07/23/i...

In a Generous Way • Protean Magazine

Poet Jon Hoel's "In a Generous Way" navigates grief through the history of Spanish fascism: "I return to my past again," he writes, "a gibbon / in the maw of loss."

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Our aim is to ensure Protean remains a reliable presence on the left. To do so, we’re moving away from our pre-sale system to a subscription model. Subscribe at these Patreon tiers using the below link—you’ll receive Issue 6 and more. Digital: $2/month Print: $5+/month patreon.com/proteanmag

Our aim is to ensure Protean remains a reliable presence on the left. To do so, we’re moving away from our pre-sale system to a subscription model. Subscribe at these Patreon tiers using the below link—you’ll receive Issue 6 and more. Digital: $2/month Print: $5+/month patreon.com/proteanmag

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Our aim is to ensure Protean remains a reliable presence on the left. To do so, we’re moving away from our pre-sale system to a subscription model. Subscribe at these Patreon tiers using the below link—you’ll receive Issue 6 and more. Digital: $2/month Print: $5+/month patreon.com/proteanmag

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FROM THE ARCHIVES In “Live Action Role Play,” poet Christopher Blackman considers the linkages among LARPing, imperial decay, and the splendor of a full moon. Christopher will appear in the forthcoming print issue of Protean Magazine. proteanmag.com/2025/12/18/l...

Live Action Role Play

In "Live Action Role Play," poet Christopher Blackman considers the linkages among LARPing, imperial decay, and the splendor of a full moon.

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"Our work is being eroded, outsourced, deskilled, and informalized—so what are we, together, going to do about it? This question is the animating force of Beneath the Wage." proteanmag.com/2026/07/08/s...

Solidarity in the Age of Service Work • Protean Magazine

Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough review Annie McClanahan's “Beneath the Wage: Tips, Tasks, and Gigs in the Age of Service Work.” Often assumed to be contemporary features of labor, McClanahan argues, mod...

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Sharing this beautiful review of @anniemcc.bsky.social’s Beneath the Wage for @proteanmag.com , written by Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough. A real honor as F & L were two of my first graduate students, who recently graduated and are already doing such great things 🫶 proteanmag.com/2026/07/08/s...

Solidarity in the Age of Service Work • Protean Magazine

Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough review Annie McClanahan's “Beneath the Wage: Tips, Tasks, and Gigs in the Age of Service Work.” Often assumed to be contemporary features of labor, McClanahan argues, mod...

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I feel moved and grateful beyond words by this beautiful, precise, generous, and politically generative review of my book by comrades Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough for @proteanmag.com. proteanmag.com/2026/07/08/s...

Solidarity in the Age of Service Work • Protean Magazine

Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough review Annie McClanahan's “Beneath the Wage: Tips, Tasks, and Gigs in the Age of Service Work.” Often assumed to be contemporary features of labor, McClanahan argues, mod...

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Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough review Annie McClanahan’s “Beneath the Wage.” Often assumed to be contemporary features of labor, McClanahan argues, non-waged service and care work—feminized, racialized, and invisibilized—have in fact been central to capitalism. proteanmag.com/2026/07/08/s...

Solidarity in the Age of Service Work • Protean Magazine

Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough review Annie McClanahan's “Beneath the Wage: Tips, Tasks, and Gigs in the Age of Service Work.” Often assumed to be contemporary features of labor, McClanahan argues, mod...

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proteanmag.com/2026/07/08/s... Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough reviewing @anniemcc.bsky.social 's Beneath the Wage for @proteanmag.com .

Solidarity in the Age of Service Work • Protean Magazine

Flora Arnold and Lauren Hough review Annie McClanahan's “Beneath the Wage: Tips, Tasks, and Gigs in the Age of Service Work.” Often assumed to be contemporary features of labor, McClanahan argues, mod...

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Before The After by Kate Wagner Wagner explores the art and life of the Yugoslavian painter France Micheli , who was an interpreter of nature, ritual, and, in many ways, an interrogator of death. Kate will appear in the forthcoming print issue. proteanmag.com/2025/07/25/b...

Before the After

Kate Wagner's essay in Protean: Issue V explores the art and life of the Yugoslavian painter France Micheli , who was an interpreter of nature, ritual, and, in many ways, an interrogator of death.…

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FROM THE ARCHIVE From Protean Issue III: Hanif Abdurraqib’s “ALL THE TV SHOWS ARE ABOUT COPS” is a stunning lament and an indictment of the crimes of criminal justice. Hanif will appear in the forthcoming print issue of Protean Magazine. proteanmag.com/2021/12/16/a...

ALL THE TV SHOWS ARE ABOUT COPS

From Issue 3: Hanif Abdurraqib's "ALL THE TV SHOWS ARE ABOUT COPS" is a stunning lament and an indictment of the crimes of criminal justice.

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"I offer it to you slaughtered like a purveyor Of tear gas, gutted like / a sustainer Of museums, I beg you now, who from the last / will be present, anchoring my every tooth, planted in a garden / fertilized by the ashes Of Qalandia, rend my body, bring life to Arabs"

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FROM THE ARCHIVE In “OF,” Palestinian poet and performance artist Fargo Tbakhi seethes against the violence of Israeli occupation and honors the vitality of Palestinian culture and resistance. Fargo Tbakhi will appear in the forthcoming print issue of Protean Magazine. proteanmag.com/2021/06/08/of/

FROM THE ARCHIVE Tim Faust Lays Out the Case for Radical Change in Health Justice Now: Single Payer and What Comes Next by Abby Cartus Abby will appear in the forthcoming print edition. proteanmag.com/2019/09/10/t...

FROM THE ARCHIVE In “OF,” Palestinian poet and performance artist Fargo Tbakhi seethes against the violence of Israeli occupation and honors the vitality of Palestinian culture and resistance. Fargo Tbakhi will appear in the forthcoming print issue of Protean Magazine. proteanmag.com/2021/06/08/of/

“Murderers love to say they protect and serve.” — Natalie Wee . . . This poem appeared in Protean Magazine, 2024. Shared here with deep gratitude.

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