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Brazil's History Is Ahead of It, Not Behind

Brazil's History Is Ahead of It, Not Behind

Geovani Martins on Finding Joy in a Beautiful, Struggling Nation

By Geovani Martins | July 16, 2019

A Laid-Off Journalist Takes a Job in an Amazon Warehouse

A Laid-Off Journalist Takes a Job in an Amazon Warehouse

Emily Guendelsberger on the High Human Cost of Low-Wage Work

By Emily Guendelsberger | July 16, 2019

When Bad Presidents Misbehave Do They Always Get<br> Away With It?

When Bad Presidents Misbehave Do They Always Get
Away With It?

Three Test Cases: Buchanan, Johnson, and Harding

By James M. Banner, Jr. | July 15, 2019

Why a 1980s Novel of Dystopian Patriarchy Still Speaks to Women Today

Why a 1980s Novel of Dystopian Patriarchy Still Speaks to Women Today

Leni Zumas on a New Edition of Suzette Haden Elgin's The Judas Rose

By Leni Zumas | July 15, 2019

How America Came Heartbreakingly Close to Universal Healthcare

How America Came Heartbreakingly Close to Universal Healthcare

Despite Funding Successful Socialized Medicine Abroad, the United States Opted for Profit

By Mike Magee | July 12, 2019

Why Report on Desire? Saskia Vogel on Reading Lisa Taddeo

Why Report on Desire? Saskia Vogel on Reading Lisa Taddeo

“We’re all capable of throwing everything away in a moment, if the desire is strong enough.”

By Saskia Vogel | July 12, 2019

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The War on the Poor is Only Getting Worse

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On the Uncanny Adaptability of American Fast Food

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In Patriarchy No One Can Hear You Scream: Rebecca Solnit on Jeffrey Epstein and the Silencing Machine

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A Firsthand Account of a 10-Year-Old Girl Fleeing Guatemala for Mexico

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Claudia D. Hernández Heads for the Northern Border

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We Need a New American Holiday Commemorating the 14th Amendment

We Need a New American Holiday Commemorating the 14th Amendment

Anthony McCann on the Constitutional Confusion of the So-Called American Patriot Movement

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