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Pharos is an ancient Greek word meaning lighthouse. These days, many of us feel like we are lost in the storms of our age. Looking for a beacon. A refuge. A place to think. To reflect. To grieve for what has been lost. A place to analyze and understand current events and chart paths to navigate through a dangerous new terrain. A place to imagine a world free of fascism, war, ecological devastation, colonialism and capitalist predation. Hopefully this will be a place for all of that and more.

About the Author/Founder
Kenn Orphan (Orfanos) is an artist, writer, sociologist, nature lover and hospice social worker. He has written extensively for various publications and organizations, including Counterpunch, Hampton Institute, Resilience, Public Reading Rooms, New Age Bangladesh, The International News Pakistan, The Daily Star, Dandelion Salad and others. His work focuses on human rights, geopolitical conflict, imperialism, philosophy, art and culture. And the existential threats we collectively face from late capitalism, rising fascism, genocide, climate change and our ever imperiled biosphere.

His hope is that we bear witness to the dire events unfolding around us, think critically and compassionately about them and view them through the transformative lens of solidarity.

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