On the Origins of Genuine Intersectionality in Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s <em>How We Get Free</em>

On the Origins of Genuine Intersectionality in Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s How We Get Free

Alexis Clements Considers the 2017 History of the Combahee River Collective

By Alexis Clements | March 12, 2026

Sara Yasin’s new digital magazine, <em>The Key</em>, will center Palestine.

Sara Yasin’s new digital magazine, The Key, will center Palestine.

By James Folta | March 11, 2026

Matters of the Spirit: A Pastor, a Noblewoman and a Mysterious Bout of Melancholy

Matters of the Spirit: A Pastor, a Noblewoman and a Mysterious Bout of Melancholy

Christopher Clark on the Intersection of Mental Health and Christian Faith in 19th-Century Prussia

By Christopher Clark | March 10, 2026

Are Economists, in Fact, the Unacknowledged Poets of the World

Are Economists, in Fact, the Unacknowledged Poets of the World

Ed Simon on the Inescapable Language of Money

By Ed Simon | March 9, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | March 6, 2026

A mini reading list to understand what’s happening in Iran.

A mini reading list to understand what’s happening in Iran.

By Brittany Allen | March 6, 2026

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On the Rise of Pitchfork and 21st-Century Music Criticism

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Literary Celebrity, Mussolini’s Mouthpiece, AND American Traitor: Who Was Ezra Pound?

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How Christianity Was Used By the Powerful and the Marginalized to Shape Post-Civil War America

How Christianity Was Used By the Powerful and the Marginalized to Shape Post-Civil War America

Matthew Avery Sutton on the Role of Religion in Reconstruction

By Matthew Avery Sutton | March 4, 2026

What to Check Out in Literary Baltimore While You’re in Town For AWP

What to Check Out in Literary Baltimore While You’re in Town For AWP

And Yes, There Will Be Poe

By Gaby Iori | March 3, 2026

The Absurdity of Authoritarianism: A Conversation With Svetlana Satchkova

The Absurdity of Authoritarianism: A Conversation With Svetlana Satchkova

Virginia Marshall Discusses Art, Repression and Exile With the Author of The Undead

By Virginia Marshall | March 2, 2026

Captain America, Our First Antifascist Superhero

Captain America, Our First Antifascist Superhero

Peter Meineck on the Ancient and Modern Inspirations Behind the Heroes That Populate the Marvel Universe

By Peter Meineck | February 27, 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Tobias Carroll on the Shockingly Mixed Legacy of England’s Mosley Family

By Tobias Carroll | February 27, 2026

The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

Alfred W. McCoy on the “Men on the Spot”
Responsible for Colonial Expansion

By Alfred McCoy | February 26, 2026

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Steven W. Thrasher on Jackson’s legacy of support for LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 25, 2026

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