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“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

Benoit Denizet-Lewis Explores the Clash Between Progressive Activism and New Age Spirituality

By Benoit Denizet-Lewis | April 29, 2026

John Cougar Mellencamp Will Fight You: On the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rise of a Combative Heartland Leftist

John Cougar Mellencamp Will Fight You: On the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rise of a Combative Heartland Leftist

Erin Osmon Explores the Antiracist and Social Justice Ethos Underpinning the Midwestern Rocker’s Career

By Erin Osmon | April 29, 2026

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Chenxin Jiang: “Which is my mother tongue and which an other tongue?”

By Chenxin Jiang | April 29, 2026

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You About My Book

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You About My Book

Madeline Vosch on Writing a Memoir About Suicide

By Madeline Vosch | April 29, 2026

What Erdoğan’s Rule Reveals About the Current State of Western Democracies

What Erdoğan’s Rule Reveals About the Current State of Western Democracies

Suzy Hansen on the Lasting Effects of Modern Authoritarianism in Turkey

By Suzy Hansen | April 29, 2026

On the Urgent Need to Dismantle Food Apartheid in the United States

On the Urgent Need to Dismantle Food Apartheid in the United States

Ashanté M. Reese Digs Into the Racialized Inequity in Food Access

By Ashanté M. Reese | April 29, 2026

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By Jenny Bartoy | April 28, 2026

The Medicalization of Madness: How Schizophrenia Was Treated Throughout the Ages

By Justin Garson | April 28, 2026

The Queen of Sales: How Mary Kay Ash Created a Beauty Empire

The Queen of Sales: How Mary Kay Ash Created a Beauty Empire

Mary Lisa Gavenas on the Humble Origins of One of America’s Most Iconic Female Entrepreneurs

By Mary Lisa Gavenas | April 28, 2026

Helen Benedict on Chronicling the Legacy of the Iraq War In Fiction

Helen Benedict on Chronicling the Legacy of the Iraq War In Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Soldier’s House

By Jane Ciabattari | April 28, 2026

A Ghost of One’s Own: On Collaboration and Creative Ownership in <em>Mother Mary</em>

A Ghost of One’s Own: On Collaboration and Creative Ownership in Mother Mary

Katie Yee Considers the Film as an Artistic Cautionary Tale

By Katie Yee | April 27, 2026

On Vigdis Hjorth’s <em>Repetition</em> and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

On Vigdis Hjorth’s Repetition and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

Kylie Cheung: "It’s impressive, terrifying really, the kinds of things we can make ourselves believe.’

By Kylie Cheung | April 27, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Edna St. Vincent Millay Loses Her Manuscript in a Hotel Fire

This Week in Literary History: Edna St. Vincent Millay Loses Her Manuscript in a Hotel Fire

Did She Ever Truly Recover?

By Literary Hub | April 27, 2026

The Power of a Number: Erin Vincent on Grief, Loss, and a Fixation on Fourteen

The Power of a Number: Erin Vincent on Grief, Loss, and a Fixation on Fourteen

“At fourteen I decided I would be hard as a stone and burn bright as the sun.”

By Erin Vincent | April 27, 2026

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

Omer Aziz Encounters the Spectacle of Fascism

By Omer Aziz | April 27, 2026

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