Alice Markham-Cantor

New York

Journalist at Freelance

Featured in: Favicon

nymag.com

scientificamerican.com Favicon

thecut.com Favicon

curbed.com Favicon

thenation.com Favicon

theappeal.org Favicon

llewellyn.com Favicon

impakter.com Favicon

portside.org

Articles

Event: Alice Markham-Cantor & Rebecca Traister

May 15, 2024 | llewellyn.com | s Menu |Alice Markham-Cantor |Rebecca Traister

New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901 Event: Alice Markham-Cantor & Rebecca Traister Back Cove Books is pleased to host Alice Markham-Cantor on Thursday, May 16th at 6:30 PM. Alice will be discussing "The Once & Future Witch Hunt" with forward author Rebecca Traister.
The 9 Most Common Misconceptions About the Salem Witch Trials

May 9, 2024 | llewellyn.com | Alice Markham-Cantor

If you're like most Americans, you know a little about the Salem witch trials and you have a theory about why they happened. For the last 332 years, people have debated how and why the people of the Massachusetts Bay Colony could have embarked on a witch hunt in the spring of 1692. Nuanced, evidence-based theories abound—but so does misinformation.
The Once & Future Witch Hunt: A Descendant's Reckoning from Salem to the Present

May 2, 2024 | bookshop.org | Alice Markham-Cantor |Silvia Federici |Rebecca Traister

(Author) (Afterword by) (Foreword by) & 1 more FORMAT FORMAT Pre-Order Ships May 08, 2024 Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio: Price Condition Seller Description Past and present collide in this page-turner investigation into Salem's irrepressible question: How could this have happened?
The Danger to Civilians and World Central Kitchen in Gaza

Apr 1, 2024 | nymag.com | Alice Markham-Cantor

A Palestinian family breaks the Ramadan fast in their house in Rafah, which was destroyed by an Israeli attack. Photo: Jehad Alshrafi/Anadolu via Getty Images For most of March, Anas woke up and went out into Gaza City to look for food. On any given day, the 23-year-old would spend up to eight hours walking through the rubble, searching for anything edible to bring home and divide among the 12 members of his family.
Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts Historically

Apr 22, 2023 | portside.org | Silvia Federici |Alice Markham-Cantor

It's an old story: A woman is accused of witchcraft by someone close to her—a neighbor, a relative, a rival. Often the original accuser resents or envies the woman or has a property dispute with her. At first the complaints are just whispers. But then something happens—a child gets sick, or an accident occurs. The woman's name is said again, loudly this time, and more people echo it. Then she is dragged from her house and killed.
How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History

Apr 18, 2023 | scientificamerican.com | Silvia Federici |Alice Markham-Cantor

It's an old story: A woman is accused of witchcraft by someone close to her—a neighbor, a relative, a rival. Often the original accuser resents or envies the woman or has a property dispute with her. At first the complaints are just whispers. But then something happens—a child gets sick, or an accident occurs. The woman's name is said again, loudly this time, and more people echo it. Then she is dragged from her house and killed.