• US court dismisses Nazi-era Guelph Treasure art lawsuit

    Heirs to €200m collection argued ancestors were forced to sell artefacts to Nazi government for less than their valueAn American court has thrown out a lawsuit against a German museum foundation over a medieval treasure trove that was filed by heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers, saying that the US lacked jurisdiction to hear such a lawsuit.The foundation that oversees Berlin’s museums said in a statement on Tuesday that the US district court for the District of Columbia last week gr
  • The Cultural Politics Of Counting People

    In theory, counting the population seems so basic, so neutral: a math problem, albeit “a serious slog” of one. But the numerical is political, with representation and resources at stake.  – The New York Times

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