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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

21 Attorneys General are suing to save America's libraries.

21 Attorneys General are suing to save America's libraries.

By James Folta | April 8, 2025

The University <em>is the Crisis</em>: On the Price of Columbia’s Soul

The University is the Crisis: On the Price of Columbia’s Soul

“In real-life Trump America, critical thought and political speech are shuttered in service of a belligerent agenda.”

By Shana L. Redmond | April 4, 2025

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Republicans in Congress Are Going After a Free and Independent Media

By Aron Solomon | April 3, 2025

Silence is Collaboration: Academics Must Speak Out Against Fascism

By The Professors of Stockton University | April 2, 2025

From the Nightmares of the Third Reich to Elon Musk: 10 Nonfiction Books to Read in April

By Literary Hub | March 31, 2025

On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s <em>This American Life</em> Forever

On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s This American Life Forever

Or, On the Importance of Fact-Checking

By Steve Oney | March 31, 2025

The Paradox of Prosperity: How Urban Renewal Pushes Workers to the Periphery

The Paradox of Prosperity: How Urban Renewal Pushes Workers to the Periphery

Brian Goldstone Explores the Evolving Face of Homelessness in American Cities

By Brian Goldstone | March 31, 2025

These are the things that are getting us through <em>this</em> week.

These are the things that are getting us through this week.

By Brittany Allen | March 28, 2025

So You Want to Flee to Canada: Revisiting a Classic Guide to Leaving America

So You Want to Flee to Canada: Revisiting a Classic Guide to Leaving America

James Folta on the Reissuing of “Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canada”

By James Folta | March 28, 2025

Poet, Mystic, Warrior, Visionary: Reimagining the Life and Art of an Aztec Ruler Lost in Myth

Poet, Mystic, Warrior, Visionary: Reimagining the Life and Art of an Aztec Ruler Lost in Myth

Ilan Stavans Resurrects Nezahualcóyotl from Fragments of Fact and Fiction

By Ilan Stavans | March 27, 2025

Beyond the Headlines: Capturing the Human Tragedy of the Refugee Crisis

Beyond the Headlines: Capturing the Human Tragedy of the Refugee Crisis

Jeanne Carstensen Explores the Multifaceted and Devastating Impact of Europe’s Militarized Borders

By Jeanne Carstensen | March 26, 2025

Leah Sottile on Amy Carlson, aka Mother God, and the Creation of a New Age Cult

Leah Sottile on Amy Carlson, aka Mother God, and the Creation of a New Age Cult

The Author of “Blazing Eye Sees All” Shares a Cautionary Tale of Online Indoctrination

By Leah Sottile | March 26, 2025

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