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How Feminists Fought to Formally Recognize Women’s Domestic Labor

How Feminists Fought to Formally Recognize Women’s Domestic Labor

From Emily Callaci's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Wages for Housework”

By Emily Callaci | September 18, 2025

How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps

How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps

Anne Sebba on the Multifaceted Role of Music Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust

By Anne Sebba | September 17, 2025

How Viking Introduced John Steinbeck, James Joyce and More to American Readers

How Viking Introduced John Steinbeck, James Joyce and More to American Readers

Paul Slovak on Pascal Covici, the Editor Who Nurtured Some of the Most Iconic Names in Literature

By Paul Slovak | September 16, 2025

Why There Can Be No Freedom in Iran Without Freedom For Women

Why There Can Be No Freedom in Iran Without Freedom For Women

Fatemeh Jamalpour and Nilo Tabrizy on How the Murder of Mahsa Jîna Amini Sparked a Revolution

By Fatemeh Jamalpour and Nilo Tabrizy | September 15, 2025

“Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” Means Everyone—Including Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees

“Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” Means Everyone—Including Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees

John Fugelsang Debunks Christian Nationalism

By John Fugelsang | September 12, 2025

The Future (and Past) is Human (and Machine)

The Future (and Past) is Human (and Machine)

Alan Lightman and Martin Rees Explore How Science and Technology Have Shaped Our World—And What Comes Next

By Alan Lightman | September 12, 2025

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How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

By Elaine L. Wang | September 11, 2025

How Photographer Frank S. Matsura Challenged White America’s Hegemonic View of the West

By Glen Mimura | September 11, 2025

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By James Folta | September 10, 2025

What Money Really Means in Jane Austen’s Work

What Money Really Means in Jane Austen’s Work

“Talk of money in Austen is always dramatic, never just informative.”

By John Mullan | September 10, 2025

Friedrich Engels Predicted Modern Gentrification 150 Years Ago

Friedrich Engels Predicted Modern Gentrification 150 Years Ago

P.E. Moskowitz Wonders What Makes a City “Valuable”?

By P.E. Moskowitz | September 9, 2025

The Rise of Spiritualism (and Séances) After the First World War

The Rise of Spiritualism (and Séances) After the First World War

Alice Vernon on Preserving Memory During Periods of Global Grief

By Alice Vernon | September 8, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | September 5, 2025

The WWI Battle That Never Ended: Finding Unexploded Mines in Verdun’s Fields

The WWI Battle That Never Ended: Finding Unexploded Mines in Verdun’s Fields

Michael Jerome Plunkett on France's De-miners and Discoveries While Writing a War Novel

By Michael Jerome Plunkett | September 5, 2025

A New Translation of <em>Grave of the Fireflies</em> Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

A New Translation of Grave of the Fireflies Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

Ginny Tapley Takemori on the Realities of War and Translating for a New Audience

By Ginny Tapley Takemori | September 4, 2025

Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

For Aron Solomon, Warning Signs Are Flashing Everywhere

By Aron Solomon | September 3, 2025

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