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John MacNeill Miller on Harriet Martineau’s Prescient Vision of Humanity

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What Organized Labor Movements Today Need to Learn from the Cold War Era’s Failures

What Organized Labor Movements Today Need to Learn from the Cold War Era’s Failures

Jeff Schuhrke on Creating a Global Working-Class Movement

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Isabella Hammad’s (Incomplete) Essential List of Books About Palestine

Isabella Hammad’s (Incomplete) Essential List of Books About Palestine

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By Isabella Hammad | September 24, 2024

How the Work of Thomas Dixon Shaped White America’s Racist Fantasies

How the Work of Thomas Dixon Shaped White America’s Racist Fantasies

Joel Edward Goza on the Literary and Cinematic Legacy of White Supremacy in the United States

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Courtesan, Diplomat, Kingmaker: The Many Faces of Pamela Harriman

Courtesan, Diplomat, Kingmaker: The Many Faces of Pamela Harriman

Sonia Purnell on the Colorful Life and Enduring Legacy of This Powerful Yet Misunderstood Woman

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Dreaming a Way Into the Past: On Unearthing Family Secrets in Taipei

Dreaming a Way Into the Past: On Unearthing Family Secrets in Taipei

Kim Liao Explores Her Grandfather's History as a Freedom Fighter and Dissident in Taiwan

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A Quiet Giant: How Indonesia Paved the Way for Liberation Struggles Worldwide

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Ghosts, Seen Darkly: Richard Flanagan on Visiting the Site of a Japanese Prison Camp

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The Hidden Story of Black History and Black Lives Before the Civil Rights Movement

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More Guns, More Money: How America Turned Weapons Into a Consumer Commodity

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Indigenous Agency: How Native Americans Put Limits on European Colonial Domination

Indigenous Agency: How Native Americans Put Limits on European Colonial Domination

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