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In Praise of the High School English Teacher

In Praise of the High School English Teacher

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By Nick Ripatrazone | August 27, 2019

What Germany Can (and Can't) Teach America About Reparations and Evil

What Germany Can (and Can't) Teach America About Reparations and Evil

Susan Neiman on Lessons of History We Still Haven't Learned

By Susan Neiman | August 27, 2019

Talking About the Pain and Anxiety of Menstruation

Talking About the Pain and Anxiety of Menstruation

"I had known pain before, of course. But this was different."

By Eleanor Morgan | August 27, 2019

Benjamin Dreyer on His Next Project, Close Readings of Favorite Fiction

Benjamin Dreyer on His Next Project, Close Readings of Favorite Fiction

The Author of Dreyer's English on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | August 27, 2019

A Mental Health Activist Confronts Her Own Inner Turmoil

A Mental Health Activist Confronts Her Own Inner Turmoil

Leah Harris on Suicidality, Mindfulness, and Meditation

By Leah Harris | August 27, 2019

If Planet Death Doesn't Get Us, an AI Superintelligence Most Certainly Will

If Planet Death Doesn't Get Us, an AI Superintelligence Most Certainly Will

“It doesn’t share intuition with us, or history or anything.”

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