Richard Charkin: An Age of Aquarius

The reality of today is the realization of racial inequality, class division, intolerance of sexual choices, gender discrimination covert and overt, and populist nationalism threatening or even causing actual war. Add to the mix the impact and consequences of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and it really does not feel like the age of Aquarius or even the relative prosperity and stability of the past 50 years. Many publishers around the world are doing their best to respond to these challenges. Audits of gender, race, and sexuality of employees and authorship are undertaken, published, and followed up.