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Dina Nayeri on Returning to the Hotel-Turned-Refugee-Camp of Her Childhood

Dina Nayeri on Returning to the Hotel-Turned-Refugee-Camp of Her Childhood

"To this day, the name Hotel Barba fills me with dread and nostalgia."

By Dina Nayeri | September 11, 2019

From Wall Street to Chicago's South Side: When Global Economics Make Local Progress Nearly Impossible

From Wall Street to Chicago's South Side: When Global Economics Make Local Progress Nearly Impossible

Nicholas Lemann on the Community Activism of Earl Johnson

By Nicholas Lemann | September 11, 2019

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell

Goodbye, Catalonia

By Duncan White | September 10, 2019

From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

On the Genius of Filippo Brunelleschi

By Amir Alexander | September 10, 2019

What Happened to the American Citizen-Soldier?

What Happened to the American Citizen-Soldier?

A Former US Army Intelligence Officer's Lessons from
the Roman Republic

By Steele Brand | September 9, 2019

On Agatha Christie and the Dawn of a Post-Capitalist Era

On Agatha Christie and the Dawn of a Post-Capitalist Era

A Close Reading of Christie's 80th book, Passenger to Frankfurt, by Slavoj Žižek

By Slavoj Žižek | September 9, 2019

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On the Unlikely Extremes of Maoist Influence on the West

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On Dark Tourism: Murder, Hauntings, and the Serial Killer Capital of Australia

On Dark Tourism: Murder, Hauntings, and the Serial Killer Capital of Australia

Why Can't We Look Away from the Worst of Humanity?

By Aimee Knight | September 3, 2019

Jenny Odell: Our Vision of 'Productivity' is Way Too Narrow

Jenny Odell: Our Vision of 'Productivity' is Way Too Narrow

The Author of How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | August 29, 2019

Tracking Down My Literary Idol to a San Francisco Commune

Tracking Down My Literary Idol to a San Francisco Commune

On Translating Irving Rosenthal's Deeply Weird
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By Philippe Aronson | August 28, 2019

The Death of Alexander the Great: One of History's Great Unsolved Mysteries

The Death of Alexander the Great: One of History's Great Unsolved Mysteries

When You Party Too Hard After Conquering the World

By Anthony Everitt | August 28, 2019

The Deafening Silence of a Pharmaceutical Company in the Face of the Opioid Crisis

The Deafening Silence of a Pharmaceutical Company in the Face of the Opioid Crisis

Purdue Pharma's Response: Too Little and Too Late

By John Halpern and David Blistein | August 28, 2019

Teddy Roosevelt Hated Baseball

Teddy Roosevelt Hated Baseball

It Was a Struggle to Even Get the President to Go to a Game

By Ryan Swanson | 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

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