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Some advice from literature for Mayor Adams and his corrupt friends.

Some advice from literature for Mayor Adams and his corrupt friends.

By James Folta | October 3, 2024

In American Empire, You’re Either Invading or Being Invaded

In American Empire, You’re Either Invading or Being Invaded

Steven W. Thrasher on the Pernicious Narratives That Fuel the Status Quo

By Steven W. Thrasher | October 3, 2024

In Bangladesh, Protest Graffiti Challenged the Murky Narratives of Misinformation

In Bangladesh, Protest Graffiti Challenged the Murky Narratives of Misinformation

Sarah Anjum Bari on the Power of Visible Words

By Sarah Anjum Bari | October 3, 2024

What the Supreme Court Can Learn From a 14th-Century Italian City-State

What the Supreme Court Can Learn From a 14th-Century Italian City-State

Liesl Schillinger on the Cautionary Art—and Good Governance—of Siena’s “Golden Age”

By Liesl Schillinger | October 3, 2024

A Long, Vital Tradition: Nine Books That Imagine What a Black Utopia Could Be

A Long, Vital Tradition: Nine Books That Imagine What a Black Utopia Could Be

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Jhumpa Lahiri refused an award for artistic integrity from a museum that fired staff over kaffiyehs.

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Lifeline, Cash-Grab, Tool for Censorship: Three Incarcerated Readers on eBooks in Prison

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“Access to reading materials is being stymied via policies that claim security.”

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The Best Books for Understanding the Far Right “Constitutional Sheriff” Movement

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How Greenwich Village’s Iconic, Iconoclastic Music Scene Came to Be

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