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How Fordism and Fascism Gave Birth to Modern Car Culture

How Fordism and Fascism Gave Birth to Modern Car Culture

The Zetkin Collective Explores the Intersections of Economic Practice and Authoritarianism in the 20th Century

By The Zetkin Collective | September 4, 2026

Latin America’s Agrarian Novels Chronicled the Birth of a New World

Latin America’s Agrarian Novels Chronicled the Birth of a New World

Ericka Beckman on How These 1920s Spanish Novels Reshaped Land and Labor

By Ericka Beckman | September 4, 2026

On Edmond Albius, the Enslaved Man Who Pioneered the Pollination of Vanilla

On Edmond Albius, the Enslaved Man Who Pioneered the Pollination of Vanilla

From Eric T. Jennings’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean

By Eric T. Jennings | September 4, 2026

How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

From Louise Brangan's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted The Fallen: The Lost Girls of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and a Legacy of Silence

By Louise Brangan | September 4, 2026

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

By Brittany Allen | September 3, 2026

The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

Adam Hochschild on Getting an Email Addressed to George Orwell

By Adam Hochschild | September 3, 2026

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Inside the Tumultuous Private Life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan

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The Jerusalem of the East: When Billy Graham Visited Pyongyang

By Jonathan Cheng | September 2, 2026

On the Fact and Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut’s Dresden

On the Fact and Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut’s Dresden

Susan Farrell Considers a Source of Inspiration for Slaughterhouse-Five

By Susan Farrell | August 31, 2026

Meet Pierre “Peter” Ortiz, Undercover Spy, Marine and Resistance Fighter

Meet Pierre “Peter” Ortiz, Undercover Spy, Marine and Resistance Fighter

Nicholas Reynolds and Katie S. Sanders Remember the Man Who Saved Countless Lives During World War II

By Nicholas Reynolds and Katie S. Sanders | August 31, 2026

Catherine Lacey on an Antifascist Classic of Catalan Literature

Catherine Lacey on an Antifascist Classic of Catalan Literature

In Praise of Montserrat Roig’s Goodbye Ramona, Translated by Megan Berkobien and María Cristina Hall

By Catherine Lacey | August 26, 2026

What <em>Anne of Green Gables</em> Reveals About White Girlhood

What Anne of Green Gables Reveals About White Girlhood

Sarah Mesle Explores the Myths Behind the Power of White Femininity in 1980s America

By Sarah Mesle | August 26, 2026

Self-Mythologizing on the Radio: A Brief History of Audio Patriotism

Self-Mythologizing on the Radio: A Brief History of Audio Patriotism

In the Semiquincentennial Year, Sarah Montague Reflects on American Narratives

By Sarah Montague | August 26, 2026

Explore a rare collection of LGBTQ+ children’s books dating back to 1969.

Explore a rare collection of LGBTQ+ children’s books dating back to 1969.

By Brittany Allen | August 25, 2026

What the World’s Nightscapes Reveal About Our Dependence on Artificial Light

What the World’s Nightscapes Reveal About Our Dependence on Artificial Light

Sara B. Pritchard on the History and Future of Days and Nights Across the Globe

By Sara B. Pritchard | August 25, 2026

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