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Why We Should Read About the Soviet Past In Order to Understand Ukraine Now

Why We Should Read About the Soviet Past In Order to Understand Ukraine Now

Sofi Oksanen Recommends Books With an Eastern European Perspective

By Sofi Oksanen | March 9, 2022

The Power—and Necessity—of Reading Dangerously

The Power—and Necessity—of Reading Dangerously

Azar Nafisi on Engaging with Opposition

By Azar Nafisi | March 9, 2022

What a Scan of Vladimir Putin’s Power-Addled Brain Might Tell Us

What a Scan of Vladimir Putin’s Power-Addled Brain Might Tell Us

Brian Klaas in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 9, 2022

Sexism Wants Women to Think We’re Stupid—and We Believe It

Sexism Wants Women to Think We’re Stupid—and We Believe It

Mona Chollet on Being Condemned to “Orbit Around the Planet of True Knowledge”

By Mona Chollet | March 9, 2022

Why Putin’s Ukraine Invasion and George W. Bush’s Iraq Invasion Are Both Oil Wars

Why Putin’s Ukraine Invasion and George W. Bush’s Iraq Invasion Are Both Oil Wars

Thom Hartmann in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 9, 2022

The Life of Darryl Hunt, Before His Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment

The Life of Darryl Hunt, Before His Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment

Phoebe Zerwick on Family and Loss in Hunt’s Early Years

By Phoebe Zerwick | March 9, 2022

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Jennifer Sciubba on Why Demography Isn’t Destiny

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A conservative lawmaker raised fears about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Fans weren't happy.

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How Ukrainian Writers Are Contributing to the War Effort

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What Really Happened to Abu Zubaydah at Notorious Polish Black Site Stare Kiejkuty?

What Really Happened to Abu Zubaydah at Notorious Polish Black Site Stare Kiejkuty?

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By Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy | March 8, 2022

What Comes After “Kmart Realism”? Writing Place in the Era of American Uniformity

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Lee Cole on the Homogenization of Rural Life in America

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Helen Thompson: Is Vladimir Putin Returning the World to the Hard Times of the 1970s?

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Why the Ukraine Isn’t Really About the Ukraine

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The Nonfictional George Soros: Better Than Any Novel

The Nonfictional George Soros: Better Than Any Novel

Peter Osnos in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Two Republican Takes on Why Many Republicans Have Turned Against Democracy

Two Republican Takes on Why Many Republicans Have Turned Against Democracy

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