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Surviving the Infamous Flour Massacre in Gaza

Surviving the Infamous Flour Massacre in Gaza

Ahmed Dader: “I will need years for the scenes of that night to fade in my memory.”

By Ahmed Dader | August 25, 2025

The Fascist History of Yoga

The Fascist History of Yoga

Stewart Home Explores the Influence of Right-Wing Ideology on the Practice of Yoga

By Stewart Home | August 22, 2025

On the Past and Future of Lesbian Pulp

On the Past and Future of Lesbian Pulp

Trish Bendix Explores the Continuum of Lesbian History and Porn

By Trish Bendix | August 21, 2025

Not Just a Fashion Statement: How Purses Are Used as Political Tools

Not Just a Fashion Statement: How Purses Are Used as Political Tools

Kathleen B. Casey Explores the Connection Between Black Women’s Purses and the Civil Rights Movement

By Kathleen B. Casey | August 21, 2025

Riding to Freedom: On the Importance of the Horse in Escaping Slavery

Riding to Freedom: On the Importance of the Horse in Escaping Slavery

“Horses were a part of the daily fabric of life for many enslaved Black people.”

By Bitter Kalli | August 19, 2025

Sally Rooney could be arrested on terrorism charges for supporting Palestine Action.

Sally Rooney could be arrested on terrorism charges for supporting Palestine Action.

By Dan Sheehan | August 18, 2025

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“Old Song,” a Poem by Nima Hasan

“Old Song,” a Poem by Nima Hasan

Huda Fakhreddine: “A real poem is never only of the moment. A real poem defeats time, every time.”

By Nima Hasan | August 15, 2025

How Do We Tell the Story of Gaza's Murdered Journalists?

How Do We Tell the Story of Gaza's Murdered Journalists?

Steven W. Thrasher on Trying to Make Sense of a Slaughter

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 14, 2025

New Hampshire will soon allow parents to see their children’s library checkouts.

New Hampshire will soon allow parents to see their children’s library checkouts.

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Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books

Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books

Maris Kreizman Wonders Who Will Be Left to Pass Judgment on Book-Related Cases

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Memoir On a Hill: Finding the Best Way to Tell the Story of America

Memoir On a Hill: Finding the Best Way to Tell the Story of America

Jason Mott Navigates the Demands of Fiction and Nonfiction in the Second Trump Era

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Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

“How are free people supposed to stay free? One short answer: don’t trust anyone over thirty.”

By Matthew Redmond | August 13, 2025

The View From Gaza—As Seen Through WB Yeats’s Widening Gyre

The View From Gaza—As Seen Through WB Yeats’s Widening Gyre

From Inside the Besieged Strip, Alaa Alqaisi on Life as a “Sustained Dismantling of the Soul”

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