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The Vanity and the Wayfinder
Teta Jalila, c. 1920. The photograph Laila Grace uses as the logo of her design practice.
A conversation with Laila Grace at SAIC Galleries about her thesis, Jalila's Vanity, Palestinian futurism, and the design lineage that runs through h...
Rep. Norma Hernandez on HB2723, Progressive Revenue, and the Politics of the Legislature
At the Illinois State Capitol, Norma Hernandez broke down the political realities behind how legislation moves through Springfield.
The conversation covered HB2723, progressive revenue proposals like the digital advertising tax, and broade...
Footprints That Evolve
The market footprint of political shock has changed.
Toby Crabel made the structural version of this observation at the Battle of the Quants. The 15-to-60-minute intraday crash and the immense liquidity that flows in on extremes are featur...
Political Velocity
Christopher Sweat, Co-Founder and CEO, GrayStak
Ryan David Lazarus, Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief, GrayStak
May 2026
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This essay introduces Political Velocity, a framework for reading political escalation as measurabl...
Conversation with Christopher Sweat of GrayStak Media hosted by Dylan Blaha
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Christopher Sweat is an entrepreneur and technologist, and co-founder of GrayStak.
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Former Congressional candidate and cancer researcher, pro-peace US Army veteran, and human rights activist. Still fighting for the working class.
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