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Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

Sophy Roberts Examines the Travelogues and Expeditions of Nineteenth-Century Europeans

By Sophy Roberts | April 22, 2025

The Quiet Trauma of the Uprooted: Confronting the Origin Myths of Cuban Refugee Families

The Quiet Trauma of the Uprooted: Confronting the Origin Myths of Cuban Refugee Families

Ana Hebra Flaster on an Immigrant Family’s Reckonings in a New Country

By Ana Hebra Flaster | April 22, 2025

Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today

Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today

The Author of “The Hollow Half” Explores Language, Silence, and Being

By Sarah Aziza | April 22, 2025

Lydia Kiesling on Refusing to Speak at an Anti-Trans University

Lydia Kiesling on Refusing to Speak at an Anti-Trans University

“There is no way to play three-dimensional chess with bigots.”

By Lydia Kiesling | April 21, 2025

Copaganda on the News: On the Crucial Stories the Media Ignores

Copaganda on the News: On the Crucial Stories the Media Ignores

Alec Karakatsanis Calls Out the News Cycle’s Focus on Petty Theft Rather than Its Root Causes

By Alec Karakatsanis | April 18, 2025

How the Child Welfare System Prioritizes Autonomous Family Units, and Punishes Disabled Parents

How the Child Welfare System Prioritizes Autonomous Family Units, and Punishes Disabled Parents

Jessica Slice Explores the Challenges—and Disastrous Consequences—of Parenting in an Ableist System

By Jessica Slice | April 18, 2025

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“Is Canada a Viable Country?” Yes, According to American Literature

By Brooke Clark | April 17, 2025

On the Real-Life Story of Deep-Cover Russian Spies Living As American Families

By Shaun Walker | April 16, 2025

The Trump administration is coming for American history. Here's what we can do to fight back.

By Brittany Allen | April 14, 2025

Beyond Institutions: Why Black Empowerment Must Bridge the Opportunity Gap

Beyond Institutions: Why Black Empowerment Must Bridge the Opportunity Gap

Andre M. Perry on the Ongoing Struggle For Racial, Social and Economic Justice in America

By Andre M. Perry | April 14, 2025

Viet Thanh Nguyen: Most American Literature is the Literature of Empire

Viet Thanh Nguyen: Most American Literature is the Literature of Empire

“An imperial literature prefers the realism of showing the imperfect domesticity within an American empire.”

By Viet Thanh Nguyen | April 11, 2025

The Naval Academy banned over 300 books from its library.

The Naval Academy banned over 300 books from its library.

By James Folta | April 10, 2025

Our Superfunds, Ourselves: Inside America’s Polluted Urban Ruins

Our Superfunds, Ourselves: Inside America’s Polluted Urban Ruins

Ariel Courage Explores a Systematic Legacy of Environmental Contamination and Neglect in the United States

By Ariel Courage | April 10, 2025

Dinaw Mengestu on PEN America’s Committment to Freedom of Expression

Dinaw Mengestu on PEN America’s Committment to Freedom of Expression

“PEN America’s defense and advocacy must be rendered vigorously and equitably, regardless of who sits in power.”

By Dinaw Mengestu | April 10, 2025

Rewatching <em>The Sound of Music</em> in the Age of Tradwives, Trump, and American Fascism

Rewatching The Sound of Music in the Age of Tradwives, Trump, and American Fascism

Meredith Hambrock on Women’s Ambition, Nazism, and Patriarchy on the 60th Anniversary of a Classic Film

By Meredith Hambrock | April 9, 2025

On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz

On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz

Priya Vulchi Considers the Lifespans of Literary and Political Friendships

By Priya Vulchi | April 9, 2025

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