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On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface

On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface

Gabrielle Bellot: "Blackface and brownface were always power moves when worn by white people."

By Gabrielle Bellot | September 23, 2019

For Chelsea Manning, Coming Out and Whistleblowing Were Deeply Linked

For Chelsea Manning, Coming Out and Whistleblowing Were Deeply Linked

Lida Maxwell on the Collapsing Distinctions Between Public and Private as a Whistleblower

By Lida Maxwell | September 23, 2019

An Afternoon with an Elite Palestinian Family in Jerusalem

An Afternoon with an Elite Palestinian Family in Jerusalem

Lis Harris on Three Generations of Israeli Life

By Lis Harris | September 23, 2019

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

T. H. Breen on the Philosophies Behind America's War for Independence

By T. H. Breen | September 23, 2019

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

From the Vietnam War to the Resurrection of the Confederate Flag

By Greg Grandin | September 20, 2019

Walking with the Ghosts of Black<br> Los Angeles

Walking with the Ghosts of Black
Los Angeles

Ismail Muhammad: "You can’t disentangle blackness and California."

By Ismail Muhammad | September 20, 2019

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How Overdiagnosing Can Go Terribly Wrong

By Marty Makary | September 20, 2019

Residents of this Colorado city are trying to save local journalism... with their library's help.

By Corinne Segal | September 19, 2019

Mona Eltahawy: Civility Will Not Overturn the Patriarchy

By Mona Eltahawy | September 19, 2019

One of Elizabeth Warren's strategists is longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry.

One of Elizabeth Warren's strategists is longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry.

By Emily Temple | September 18, 2019

How Janet Mock Helped Me Dismantle My Assumptions

How Janet Mock Helped Me Dismantle My Assumptions

Veronica Scott Esposito on Transmisogyny and Embracing Glamour

By Veronica Esposito | September 18, 2019

Quiet Resistance and Acts of Hope on the US-Mexico Border

Quiet Resistance and Acts of Hope on the US-Mexico Border

Victoria Blanco on the Stories We Miss By Focusing on Tragedy

By Victoria Blanco | September 18, 2019

On the Reclamation of Australian Aboriginal and Native American Identity

On the Reclamation of Australian Aboriginal and Native American Identity

Reading Women Discuss Joy Harjo's An American Sunrise and Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

By Reading Women | September 18, 2019

On the Dark and Dangerous Underbelly of Climate Conspiracy Theories

On the Dark and Dangerous Underbelly of Climate Conspiracy Theories

Anna Merlan on the Dark Underbelly of Climate Denialism

By Anna Merlan | September 17, 2019

My First Library Was a Library of Porn

My First Library Was a Library of Porn

Brian Bouldrey Wanders Through the Smutty Old Times Square of Literature

By Brian D. Bouldrey | September 17, 2019

Marching on London with Extinction Rebellion

Marching on London with Extinction Rebellion

Thomas Bunstead on the Pilgrimage from East Sussex to London

By Thomas Bunstead | September 16, 2019

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