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On One of the Great Unsung Heroes of the American Labor Movement

On One of the Great Unsung Heroes of the American Labor Movement

Emma Tenayuca and the San Antonio Pecan Shellers Strike of 1938

By Stephen Harrigan | October 2, 2019

Why Newspaper

Why Newspaper "Scoops" Don't Work in Narrative Nonfiction

Steve Luxenberg on Journalism Versus Storytelling

By Steve Luxenberg | October 1, 2019

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Christopher Ryan on the Transition from Hunter-Gather Societies to So-Called Civilization

By Christopher Ryan | October 1, 2019

On Dog Whistle Politics, Gaslighting, and Other Contemporary Political Tools

On Dog Whistle Politics, Gaslighting, and Other Contemporary Political Tools

Definitions From A People's Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter

By Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith | September 30, 2019

How the Nazis Rose to Power as an Extremist Coalition of the Discontented

How the Nazis Rose to Power as an Extremist Coalition of the Discontented

Chilling Reminders: As Late As 1928 the Nazis Were Polling at Less Than 3 Percent

By Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson | September 30, 2019

In a Sudan Where Literature is Often Smuggled, the Short Story is a Perfect Form

In a Sudan Where Literature is Often Smuggled, the Short Story is a Perfect Form

Marcia Lynx Qualey on the Rise of a Complex, Capacious Literary Genre

By Marcia Lynx Qualey | September 27, 2019

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A new guide from PEN America provides some answers on campus "free speech" controversies.

By Corinne Segal | September 26, 2019

The Day I Found Out My Father Was a Spy

By Steve Healey | September 26, 2019

The Freedom of Tossing The Scarlet Letter From a High School Curriculum

By Noah Cho | September 26, 2019

How the Word 'Ghetto' Traveled from Europe to America

How the Word 'Ghetto' Traveled from Europe to America

Daniel B. Schwartz Explores the Westward Exodus of European Jews

By Daniel B. Schwartz | September 26, 2019

Friedrich Hayek: Not Exactly the Libertarian Darling He's Claimed As

Friedrich Hayek: Not Exactly the Libertarian Darling He's Claimed As

Meet the Economist Ayn Rand Described as
"Our Most Pernicious Enemy."

By James Bernard Murphy | September 25, 2019

What Does It Take to Be Accepted as an American?

What Does It Take to Be Accepted as an American?

Alfredo Corchado on Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and the Horror of the El Paso Shooting

By Alfredo Corchado | September 24, 2019

Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

Maaza Mengiste on Gender, Warfare, and Women's Bodies

By Maaza Mengiste | September 24, 2019

On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface

On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface

Gabrielle Bellot: "Blackface and brownface were always power moves when worn by white people."

By Gabrielle Bellot | September 23, 2019

For Chelsea Manning, Coming Out and Whistleblowing Were Deeply Linked

For Chelsea Manning, Coming Out and Whistleblowing Were Deeply Linked

Lida Maxwell on the Collapsing Distinctions Between Public and Private as a Whistleblower

By Lida Maxwell | September 23, 2019

An Afternoon with an Elite Palestinian Family in Jerusalem

An Afternoon with an Elite Palestinian Family in Jerusalem

Lis Harris on Three Generations of Israeli Life

By Lis Harris | September 23, 2019

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