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The Function of Shame<br> in Literature

The Function of Shame
in Literature

Marina Endicott on the Forced Schooling of Indigenous Canadians

By Marina Endicott | June 9, 2020

WATCH: A call for action from Arundhati Roy: “We need a reckoning.”

WATCH: A call for action from Arundhati Roy: “We need a reckoning.”

"We cannot return to this horrifying injustice we call business as usual.”

By Jonny Diamond | June 8, 2020

Book workers are striking today in a day of solidarity against racist violence and discrimination.

Book workers are striking today in a day of solidarity against racist violence and discrimination.

By Corinne Segal | June 8, 2020

Letter from Minneapolis: Why the Rebellion Had to Begin Here

Letter from Minneapolis: Why the Rebellion Had to Begin Here

Su Hwang on Generations of Activism Standing in Opposition to Racism

By Su Hwang | June 8, 2020

How Women Are Changing the Face of African Publishing

How Women Are Changing the Face of African Publishing

Emeka Joseph Nwankwo on Female-Led Presses and Festivals

By Emeka Joseph Nwankwo | June 8, 2020

The Making of an Indigenous Land Activist

The Making of an Indigenous Land Activist

Nina Lakhani on the Late Berta Cáceres

By Nina Lakhani | June 8, 2020

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The Costs—and Rewards—of a Treacherous Search for Asylum

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Five years before the protests, Tracy K. Smith and Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke about art and politics.

By Aaron Robertson | June 5, 2020

Letter From Los Angeles: On a Generational Uprising

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The Elderly and Covid-19: On the Frontlines of a Pandemic

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By Maya Alexandri | June 5, 2020

When We Hid From War in the Woods

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Wayétu Moore on Surviving Conflict as a Child in Liberia

By Wayétu Moore | June 5, 2020

Robin Wall Kimmerer: Greed Does Not Have to Define Our Relationship to Land

Robin Wall Kimmerer: Greed Does Not Have to Define Our Relationship to Land

On Choosing to Belong to a Place

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How Digital Chatter Manifests in <br>Real-World Protest

How Digital Chatter Manifests in
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Peter Pomerantsev on the Bots vs. the Activists

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Letter From Oklahoma: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on the Endless Mourning of the Present

Letter From Oklahoma: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on the Endless Mourning of the Present

"Even when Barack Obama became president the names of the recent dead haunted my sleep."

By Honorée Fanonne Jeffers | June 4, 2020

From Pandemic to Protest, on the Hardships Facing Black-Owned Bookstores

From Pandemic to Protest, on the Hardships Facing Black-Owned Bookstores

Ann Kjellberg on Ypsilanti's Black Stone Bookstore

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The Hidden Lives of Gay Men<br> in China

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Jiaming Tang on "Tongzhi" in Shanghai

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