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Politicians Love Punishment—But Does It Actually Reduce Crime?

Politicians Love Punishment—But Does It Actually Reduce Crime?

Benjamin van Rooij and Adam Fine Examine the Specific Deterrent Effects of Incarceration

By Benjamin van Rooij and Adam Fine | October 21, 2021

Chris Hedges on Teaching Playwriting in Prison

Chris Hedges on Teaching Playwriting in Prison

Writing Exercises, Sincerity, and Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman

By Chris Hedges | October 21, 2021

WATCH: Brittney Cooper, Susana Morris, and Chanel Craft Tanner on a New Intersectional Resource for Young Feminists

WATCH: Brittney Cooper, Susana Morris, and Chanel Craft Tanner on a New Intersectional Resource for Young Feminists

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By The Virtual Book Channel | October 21, 2021

Derecka Purnell on Abolition and the Pursuit of Freedom

Derecka Purnell on Abolition and the Pursuit of Freedom

In Conversation with Alex Vitale on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 21, 2021

Ethan Lou on Crypto and the Bitcoin Boom

Ethan Lou on Crypto and the Bitcoin Boom

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 21, 2021

Here are the finalists for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

By Snigdha Koirala | October 20, 2021

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Who will buy the £80,000 watch from James Joyce’s Ulysses?

By Walker Caplan | October 20, 2021

Watch the trailer for a new documentary about Kurt Vonnegut, with footage spanning decades.

By Walker Caplan | October 20, 2021

This 1998 advice from Ursula K. Le Guin about gender-neutral language is still relevant.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 20, 2021

Can You Guess These Famous Writers Based on Their Very First Author Bios?

Can You Guess These Famous Writers Based on Their Very First Author Bios?

Everyone Has to Start Somewhere

By Emily Temple | October 20, 2021

The Unsettling Sea: On Rationalizing the Drowning of the World We Inhabit

The Unsettling Sea: On Rationalizing the Drowning of the World We Inhabit

Patrick Nunn Investigates Climate Change Denial and the Truth About Our Rising Ocean Levels

By Patrick Nunn | October 20, 2021

The Painful Language of an Ultrarunner’s Body on a Sweltering Day

The Painful Language of an Ultrarunner’s Body on a Sweltering Day

J.M. Thompson Maps the Intensity and Freedom of a Very Long Mountain Run

By J.M. Thompson | October 20, 2021

How <em>Survivor</em> Uses the Threat of Hunger to Sow Chaos and Disruption

How Survivor Uses the Threat of Hunger to Sow Chaos and Disruption

Sallie Tisdale on the Manipulative Tactics of Reality TV and Tone-Deaf Food Challenges

By Sallie Tisdale | October 20, 2021

The Last-Resort Move That Made My Students Smile

The Last-Resort Move That Made My Students Smile

Frances Starn on the Story of Bringing a Bearded Dragon to Class

By Frances Starn | October 20, 2021

White Men, Land, and Literature: The Making (and Unmaking) of an American Pastoral

White Men, Land, and Literature: The Making (and Unmaking) of an American Pastoral

Brad Kessler on Settler Narratives and the Violence That Haunts American Land and Literature

By Brad Kessler | October 20, 2021

Bad Seed Warren Ellis on the Spirituality of Music and Nina Simone’s Chewing Gum

Bad Seed Warren Ellis on the Spirituality of Music and Nina Simone’s Chewing Gum

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | October 20, 2021

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