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The Terrifying Power of a Single Book

The Terrifying Power of a Single Book

Brendan Simms on Hitler's Stay in Prison, and the Scapegoating of Modernity

By Brendan Simms | November 5, 2019

Lindy West on Breaking the Silence Around Abortion

Lindy West on Breaking the Silence Around Abortion

“When reproductive freedom becomes a class privilege, the human rights of our political body are negated.”

By Lindy West | November 5, 2019

Rock, Pop, and the Development of Avant Garde Music After World War II

Rock, Pop, and the Development of Avant Garde Music After World War II

Experimental Music Blurred Divisions Between High and Low Art

By Benjamin Piekut | November 5, 2019

How Did a Single Desk in the Senate Become a Focal Point for American Progressivism?

How Did a Single Desk in the Senate Become a Focal Point for American Progressivism?

Sherrod Brown on the Unlikely History of Desk 88

By Sherrod Brown | November 5, 2019

Nancy Pelosi on Looking to Eleanor Roosevelt for Hope

Nancy Pelosi on Looking to Eleanor Roosevelt for Hope

"We all could use Roosevelt’s wisdom, every day."

By Nancy Pelosi | November 5, 2019

<em>So Many Damn Books</em> Turns Five!

So Many Damn Books Turns Five!

Drew Broussard and Christopher Hermelin on
Getting Old and Celebrating Milestones

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Speaking the Anthropocene: An Interview with Robert Macfarlane

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Fascinating Sontag: Gerald Howard Considers the Life of an Intellectual Superstar

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On Benjamin Moser's Sontag: Her Life and Work

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Philip Goff and Philip Pullman Talk Materialism, Panpsychism, and Philosophical Zombies

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Connor Harrison is Moving to Canada

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“The Last of Her” <br> A Poem by Amy Gerstler

“The Last of Her”
A Poem by Amy Gerstler

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Jill Bialosky on Living Her Dream as a Poet and Editor

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