How—and Why—America Criminalizes Poverty

How—and Why—America Criminalizes Poverty

Tony Messenger on a Neverending Cycle

By Tony Messenger | December 8, 2021

The Scapegoat: Siri Hustvedt on the Torture and Murder of Sylvia Likens

The Scapegoat: Siri Hustvedt on the Torture and Murder of Sylvia Likens

“Every myth explains too much, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t truths to be found in the story.”

By Siri Hustvedt | December 7, 2021

Cornel West on Frantz Fanon, One of the Great Revolutionary Intellectuals of the 20th Century

Cornel West on Frantz Fanon, One of the Great Revolutionary Intellectuals of the 20th Century

“Decolonization implies the urgent need to thoroughly challenge the colonial situation.”

By Cornel West | December 6, 2021

“Adapting to the Reality of the River.” Nathaniel Rich on the Political Game Around Climate Change

“Adapting to the Reality of the River.” Nathaniel Rich on the Political Game Around Climate Change

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | December 6, 2021

Stealing Georgia: Trump Gets Desperate, Kanye’s Publicist Shows Up on Ruby Freeman’s Doorstep, and... 28,000 Missing Votes?

Stealing Georgia: Trump Gets Desperate, Kanye’s Publicist Shows Up on Ruby Freeman’s Doorstep, and... 28,000 Missing Votes?

EXCLUSIVE: What The Steal Reveals About GOP Efforts to Sow Chaos in the 2020 Election

By Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague | December 4, 2021

Pamela Paul and Cecilia Kang on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Internet

Pamela Paul and Cecilia Kang on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Internet

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 2, 2021

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Who Does the Supreme Court Belong to Now?

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New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

By Literary Hub | December 2, 2021

WATCH: Diane Exavier, Angel Nafis, Shayla Lawz, and Carols Sirah Offer Poetry and Performance

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 2, 2021

A public library was denied funding over an LGBTQ+ support group—so patrons took action.

A public library was denied funding over an LGBTQ+ support group—so patrons took action.

By Walker Caplan | November 30, 2021

On the Monumental, Lasting Impact of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympic Games

On the Monumental, Lasting Impact of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympic Games

John Feinstein Considers the History of Racial Inequality and Activism in Sports

By John Feinstein | November 30, 2021

How the Great Dorothy Day’s Anger Was an Expression of Her Faith

How the Great Dorothy Day’s Anger Was an Expression of Her Faith

Kaya Oakes on the Life and Times of the Legendary Activist

By Kaya Oakes | November 30, 2021

How Did the Arab Spring Change Fiction?

How Did the Arab Spring Change Fiction?

Talya Zax Looks to Post-Revolutionary Literature

By Talya Zax | November 29, 2021

The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

Mary K. Holland on Closing the “Open Question” of Wallace’s Misogyny

By Mary K. Holland | November 29, 2021

We Shall Overcome: John Lewis on the Symbolism of the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Urgency of the Civil Rights Movement

We Shall Overcome: John Lewis on the Symbolism of the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Urgency of the Civil Rights Movement

The Late Activist and Congressman in Conversation with C-SPAN's Brian Lamb

By John Lewis | November 24, 2021

Sam Quinones on Finding Hope in the Time of Fentanyl

Sam Quinones on Finding Hope in the Time of Fentanyl

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 24, 2021

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