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How an Animators’ Strike Led to the Making of <em>Song of the South</em>

How an Animators’ Strike Led to the Making of Song of the South

Vicky Osterweil on the Intersection of Labor Conflict, Nationalism and White Supremacy Within Disney Studios

By Vicky Osterweil | April 14, 2026

On Writing the Hard Truths of Rural American Life

On Writing the Hard Truths of Rural American Life

For Jennifer Acker, Money Troubles Are As Much a Part of Farming As the Weather

By Jennifer Acker | April 13, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 10, 2026

Here’s what’s been making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s been making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | April 10, 2026

On the US-Israeli Coalition’s Continued Acts of Scholasticide in the Middle East

On the US-Israeli Coalition’s Continued Acts of Scholasticide in the Middle East

Steven W. Thrasher Considers How the Threats of Empire Are Themselves Acts of Violence

By Steven W. Thrasher | April 10, 2026

An Open Letter to the Jewish Book Council From a Concerned Group of Jewish Writers

An Open Letter to the Jewish Book Council From a Concerned Group of Jewish Writers

“We are Jewish authors who believe in Jewish books, and for whom Palestinian liberation is a moral imperative.”

By Open Letters | April 9, 2026

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On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

By Alex Mayyasi | April 8, 2026

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

By Michael Edison Hayden | April 8, 2026

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein | April 7, 2026

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

Amie Souza Reilly: “A writer must look inward to determine how their own perceptions might project onto their theorizing.”

By Amie Souza Reilly | April 6, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 3, 2026

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Which Robert Leleux Reads an Alarming Number of Biographies About Rich, White Americans

By Robert Leleux | April 3, 2026

How PayPal and Other Platforms Help Silence Alternative Media

How PayPal and Other Platforms Help Silence Alternative Media

Rainey Reitman on the Role Financial Censorship Plays in Suppressing Freedom of Speech

By Rainey Reitman | April 3, 2026

Why can’t human editors identify AI?

Why can’t human editors identify AI?

By James Folta | April 1, 2026

The History of the Young Lords of Chicago

The History of the Young Lords of Chicago

Hilda Vasquez Ignatin on the Revolutionary Latino Organizers of the 1960s and 70s

By Hilda Vasquez Ignatin | April 1, 2026

When Will We Begin to Listen? On the Meaning of Black Silence in a Democratic Crisis

When Will We Begin to Listen? On the Meaning of Black Silence in a Democratic Crisis

Candis Watts Smith Considers the Historical Experiences of Black Americans In the Current Era of Rising Authoritarianism

By Candis Watts Smith | March 30, 2026

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