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Why We are Suing the City of Los Angeles to Save Libraries

Why We are Suing the City of Los Angeles to Save Libraries

A conversation between Jenan Matari and Nora Lester Murad

By Jenan A. Matari and Nora Lester Murad | September 30, 2026

Thomas McGuane is Writing the Most Vital Literature of the Trump Era

Thomas McGuane is Writing the Most Vital Literature of the Trump Era

Ryan Chapman on the Recent Story Collection A Wooded Shore

By Ryan Chapman | September 30, 2026

The Real Technofascists of Silicon Valley: Why Big Tech Oligarchs Hate Democracy

The Real Technofascists of Silicon Valley: Why Big Tech Oligarchs Hate Democracy

Gil Durán and Amy Westervelt Discuss the Threat That Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Others Like Them Pose to the Collective Good

By Amy Westervelt | September 30, 2026

Who Gets to Have a Baby in America? On the High Cost of Fertility in America

Who Gets to Have a Baby in America? On the High Cost of Fertility in America

“Some argue that fertility care is simply basic healthcare and should be universally accessible.”

By Anna Louie Sussman | September 30, 2026

Personal Yet Systemic: On Antiblackness as a Social, Historical and Cultural Phenomenon

Personal Yet Systemic: On Antiblackness as a Social, Historical and Cultural Phenomenon

Patrice D. Douglass Considers the Distinct Forces That Underpin Anti-Black Racism

By Patrice D. Douglass | September 29, 2026

William T. Vollmann on Trying to Excavate American Foreign Policy From the Cold War to the War on Terror

William T. Vollmann on Trying to Excavate American Foreign Policy From the Cold War to the War on Terror

Behind the Decades-Long Publication Journey Behind His Latest Novel

By William T. Vollmann | September 28, 2026

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Booksellers are sounding the alarm over Trump’s anti-antifascist presidential memo.

By James Folta | September 25, 2026

A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print

By Paulina Borsook | September 25, 2026

“Regular, rigorous, and Reliable.” How to Keep Fighting for a Better World

By Chris Dixon | September 25, 2026

9 to 5: Inside The Movement That Inspired the Iconic Film

9 to 5: Inside The Movement That Inspired the Iconic Film

Jonathan Kaufman on Karen Nussbaum and the Fight For Working Women in 1970s America

By Jonathan Kaufman | September 24, 2026

Judy Blume and Ann Patchett are headlining a freedom to read telethon.

Judy Blume and Ann Patchett are headlining a freedom to read telethon.

By James Folta | September 23, 2026

How Weimar Germany’s Proportional Democracy Put Hitler in Power

How Weimar Germany’s Proportional Democracy Put Hitler in Power

Dana Bash and David Fisher on the Rise of Nazism Through an Embattled Electoral System

By Dana Bash and David Fisher | September 23, 2026

10 Essential Ukrainian Reads, From Memoir to Novel

10 Essential Ukrainian Reads, From Memoir to Novel

Sasha Dovzhyk Recommends Lesia Ukrainka, Victoria Amelina, Olena Stiazhkina

By Sasha Dovzhyk | September 23, 2026

Does Evil Exist (and How Do We Recognize It?)

Does Evil Exist (and How Do We Recognize It?)

Susan Neiman on the Ways Philosophers Have Conceptualized Morality Throughout the 20th Century

By Susan Neiman | September 18, 2026

Librarians won big at the 2026 Emmys.

Librarians won big at the 2026 Emmys.

By Brittany Allen | September 16, 2026

Attention LBJ nerds: Robert Caro is posting book updates on Instagram.

Attention LBJ nerds: Robert Caro is posting book updates on Instagram.

By James Folta | September 16, 2026

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