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Remembering David Ruggles, the radical abolitionist who opened the first Black-owned bookstore.

Remembering David Ruggles, the radical abolitionist who opened the first Black-owned bookstore.

A Black History month reflection.

By Brittany Allen | February 18, 2025

Wife, Mother, Labor Organizer: On the Hidden Activist Life of Betty Friedan

Wife, Mother, Labor Organizer: On the Hidden Activist Life of Betty Friedan

Haley Mlotek Explores the Tension Between the Political and the Personal For the Author of “The Feminine Mystique”

By Haley Mlotek | February 18, 2025

How the Girlboss Lost: Sophie Lewis on the Rise and Fall of a Feminist Moment

How the Girlboss Lost: Sophie Lewis on the Rise and Fall of a Feminist Moment

Leaning Into the Death of Lean-In Feminism and Its Many Resurrections in Our Conflicted Zeitgeist

By Sophie Lewis | February 18, 2025

Elyse Durham on Depicting the Artistic Side of the Cold War in Fiction

Elyse Durham on Depicting the Artistic Side of the Cold War in Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Maya & Natasha”

By Jane Ciabattari | February 18, 2025

From the Margins to the Mainstream: How the Synthesizer Conquered American Music

From the Margins to the Mainstream: How the Synthesizer Conquered American Music

David Hajdu Explores the Creative and Technical Evolution of a Versatile Electric Instrument

By David Hajdu | February 14, 2025

Memories of a Military Coup: Making Sense of a Vanishing Haitian Heritage

Memories of a Military Coup: Making Sense of a Vanishing Haitian Heritage

Rich Benjamin on Daniel Fignolé, Papa Doc Duvalier, and the Kidnapping That Changed His Family

By Rich Benjamin | February 13, 2025

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The Great (Un)Equalizer: How Black and Native Families Struggle to Achieve Social Mobility Through Education

The Great (Un)Equalizer: How Black and Native Families Struggle to Achieve Social Mobility Through Education

Eve L. Ewing on the Structural Factors Behind Economic and Educational Inequality in America

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Late capitalism got you down? Join this (free!) Fredric Jameson study group.

Late capitalism got you down? Join this (free!) Fredric Jameson study group.

Care of our friends at Verso Books.

By Brittany Allen | February 11, 2025

How the Horrors of the 20th Century Shaped the Ongoing Moral Catastrophe in Gaza

How the Horrors of the 20th Century Shaped the Ongoing Moral Catastrophe in Gaza

Pankaj Mishra on Nationalism, Modernity and How We Can Best Confront Contemporary Atrocity

By Pankaj Mishra | February 11, 2025

Truth and Reconciliation: <br>Ten Books That Explore South Africa’s Identity

Truth and Reconciliation:
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Lauren Francis-Sharma Recommends Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, J. M. Coetzee, Mohale Mashigo, and More

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What to read if you're finally ready to loud quit your job.

What to read if you're finally ready to loud quit your job.

By Brittany Allen | February 10, 2025

How the Advent of Modernity Shifted Our Perception of Mass Violence

How the Advent of Modernity Shifted Our Perception of Mass Violence

Bruce Robbins Adds to the Case Against Steven Pinker

By Bruce Robbins | February 10, 2025

The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

By James Folta | February 7, 2025

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