What to read to understand the ICE phenomenon.

What to read to understand the ICE phenomenon.

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Give a Nazi an Inch... And Other Important Lessons From Weimar, Germany

Give a Nazi an Inch... And Other Important Lessons From Weimar, Germany

Volker Ullrich on Wilhelm Frick’s Fascist Cultural Revolution

By Volker Ullrich | January 29, 2026

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

“How are free people supposed to stay free? One short answer: don’t trust anyone over thirty.”

By Matthew Redmond | January 29, 2026

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

Curtis Bunn on the Black Lives Matter Movement, the Watts Riots, and the City as Powder Keg

By Curtis Bunn | January 29, 2026

So, <em>Do</em> Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism?

So, Do Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism?

Kristen R. Ghodsee on the Tangle of Sex, Money, and Women’s Independence

By Kristen R. Ghodsee | January 29, 2026

How Big Data and the Surveillance State Collude to Undermine Immigrant Rights

How Big Data and the Surveillance State Collude to Undermine Immigrant Rights

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández on Immigration Policing in the Digital Age

By César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández | January 29, 2026

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SI SI SI SI SI: On Fascist Passions in Mussolini’s Italy

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“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance

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Euromaidan: The Day Ukraine Rose Up For Democracy

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Thomas Jefferson Couldn’t Resist the Allure of Fame

Thomas Jefferson Couldn’t Resist the Allure of Fame

Andrew Burstein on the Founding Father's Desire to Be Remembered by History

By Andrew Burstein | January 29, 2026

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

Selected Readings From W.E.B. DuBois to Chris Hedges

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On the Past and Present of Authoritarianism, War, and Literature in Europe

On the Past and Present of Authoritarianism, War, and Literature in Europe

A Conversation with Artem Chapeye, Peter Osnos, and Antonia Lloyd-Jones

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How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

Susan Wise Bauer on Epilepsy, Understanding Illness, and Ancient Diagnoses

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How the <em>NY Post</em> and the <em>NY Daily News</em> Turned Victims Into Criminals

How the NY Post and the NY Daily News Turned Victims Into Criminals

Heather Ann Thompson on the Role of Tabloid Journalism in Shaping the Racist Narrative of the 1984 Bernie Goetz Subway Shooting

By Heather Ann Thompson | January 28, 2026

Portals, Vehicles, and Vessels: How Folklore Holds the Weight of Cultures in Flux

Portals, Vehicles, and Vessels: How Folklore Holds the Weight of Cultures in Flux

Thao Thai Discusses the Power and Creative Use of Mythology with Anna Kovatcheva, Alice Evelyn Yang, Ryan Collett and Sarah Hall

By Thao Thai | January 28, 2026

The Accidental Discovery of the Most Valuable Shipwreck in History

The Accidental Discovery of the Most Valuable Shipwreck in History

Julian Sancton on Roger Dooley and His Search for an Eighteenth-Century Treasure Ship

By Julian Sancton | January 28, 2026

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