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Life in the Border Zones of Violence

Life in the Border Zones of Violence

Driving Through Flag Country

By Nimmi Gowrinathan | July 2, 2020

Dear Black America: <br> A Letter From Tracy K. Smith

Dear Black America:
A Letter From Tracy K. Smith

"We revel in the depth and the flair and the belief and the secrecy of Blackness."

By Tracy K. Smith | July 2, 2020

The <em>New Yorker</em> Article Heard Round the World

The New Yorker Article Heard Round the World

Revisiting John Hersey's Groundbreaking "Hiroshima"

By Greg Mitchell | July 2, 2020

Let's Move Past the Myth of the Clutch Swing Voter

Let's Move Past the Myth of the Clutch Swing Voter

Generational Transformations Will Impact Future Elections
More Than One-Offs

By David Faris | July 2, 2020

Chrome-Plated Pistols and Pink Polos: The Face of Elite Panic in the USA

Chrome-Plated Pistols and Pink Polos: The Face of Elite Panic in the USA

Rebecca Solnit on Plutocracy and Its Paranoias

By Rebecca Solnit | July 1, 2020

Letter From Newark: I Hated That I Had to See Your Face Through Plexiglass

Letter From Newark: I Hated That I Had to See Your Face Through Plexiglass

Nyle Fort Corresponds with His Nephew

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To Poets of Color Whose Work Has Been Called 'Healing'

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The Weather is Now Political

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In Search of the Open-Armed America of 1975

By Phuc Tran | July 1, 2020

Black Struggle Will Not Bring Interracial Catharsis—And It Shouldn't

Black Struggle Will Not Bring Interracial Catharsis—And It Shouldn't

Emily Owens Sometimes Wonders Who the Signs Are For

By Emily Owens | June 30, 2020

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Jaswinder Bolina: Just Another Day in Suburban America

By Jaswinder Bolina | June 30, 2020

What Makes Marijuana Dispensaries Essential Businesses?

What Makes Marijuana Dispensaries Essential Businesses?

Even When Federal Law Technically Prohibits Them

By Jonathan H. Adler | June 30, 2020

Two Pandemics, 60 Years Apart, and the Lessons Stay the Same

Two Pandemics, 60 Years Apart, and the Lessons Stay the Same

Petru Popescu on Living Through Polio and Coronavirus

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JK Rowling deletes praise of Stephen King on Twitter because he supports trans rights.

JK Rowling deletes praise of Stephen King on Twitter because he supports trans rights.

By Jonny Diamond | June 29, 2020

Art Young's Dante-Inspired Satire Replaced Demons with Exploitative Capitalists

Art Young's Dante-Inspired Satire Replaced Demons with Exploitative Capitalists

Steven Heller on an Old Master of Political Cartoons

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In Small-Town America, Elections Can Be Private Affairs

In Small-Town America, Elections Can Be Private Affairs

Heather Lende on Running for Office in Haines, Alaska

By Heather Lende | June 29, 2020

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