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

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

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

Tia Glista Considers Mussolini: Son of the Century and The Silver Book

By Tia Glista | January 29, 2026

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

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

James Folta Talks to Bookseller Angela Schwesnedl

By James Folta | January 29, 2026

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Euromaidan: The Day Ukraine Rose Up For Democracy

By Mariam Naiem | January 29, 2026

Thomas Jefferson Couldn’t Resist the Allure of Fame

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

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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

By Susan Wise Bauer | January 28, 2026

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

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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

What Europeans Found on the Most Isolated Island in the World

What Europeans Found on the Most Isolated Island in the World

Mike Pitts on Easter Island/Rapa Nui and the Enduring Mystery of Its Famous Statues

By Mike Pitts | January 28, 2026

On Coretta Scott King’s Path to Civil Rights Activism

On Coretta Scott King’s Path to Civil Rights Activism

Matthew F. Delmont Explores the Progressive Politics of Coretta Scott King

By Matthew F. Delmont | January 27, 2026

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