What Our First Close Look at Mars Actually Revealed

What Our First Close Look at Mars Actually Revealed

The Disappointment of a Blighted Planet

By Sarah Stewart Johnson | July 15, 2020

On the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and Being Unable to Protect Those You Love

On the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and Being Unable to Protect Those You Love

Melissa Valentine Reads a Letter From Prison

By Melissa Valentine | July 15, 2020

On Thomas Jefferson and the Little-Known Presence of Enslaved Muslims in the US

On Thomas Jefferson and the Little-Known Presence of Enslaved Muslims in the US

An Unexpected Letter to the Third President of the United States

By Jeffrey Einboden | July 15, 2020

A Society That Abandons Individual Health Will Never<br> Be Whole

A Society That Abandons Individual Health Will Never
Be Whole

Matthew Ingram on How We Manage Human Suffering

By Matthew Ingram | July 15, 2020

On Hope, Resilience, and Denial in the Great State of California

On Hope, Resilience, and Denial in the Great State of California

"The inheritance of California is half-gorgeous, half-deadly."

By Kendra Atleework | July 15, 2020

Has Free Speech Become an Even More Partisan Issue Under the Trump Administration?

Has Free Speech Become an Even More Partisan Issue Under the Trump Administration?

Suzanne Nossel on the Increasing Politicization of the First Amendment

By Suzanne Nossel | July 15, 2020

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A former Mueller prosecutor's upcoming book will cover "mistakes" the team made.

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On the Social Power (and Limits) of Twitter Activism

On the Social Power (and Limits) of Twitter Activism

Genie Lauren Charts the Rise of Black Twitter

By Genie Lauren | July 14, 2020

Love Letters, Libertines, and Last Words During the French Revolution

Love Letters, Libertines, and Last Words During the French Revolution

Edmund White Wishes Us All a Happy Bastille Day

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When Trees Walk the Earth

When Trees Walk the Earth

Zach St. George on the Future of Forests

By Zach St. George | July 14, 2020

Reaching for the Joy of Our Unborn Child

Reaching for the Joy of Our Unborn Child

Marisa Crane on Cycles of Loss and Expectation

By Mac Crane | July 14, 2020

On Falling in Love with Your Characters

On Falling in Love with Your Characters

Sarah Gerard on Writing, Love, and Forgiveness

By Sarah Gerard | July 14, 2020

Is Mira Nair’s BBC adaptation of Vikram Seth’s <em>A Suitable Boy</em> the epic we need right now?

Is Mira Nair’s BBC adaptation of Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy the epic we need right now?

By Jonny Diamond | July 13, 2020

Joshua Bennett on the Use of Animals in the Work of Black Writers

Joshua Bennett on the Use of Animals in the Work of Black Writers

Of Subjugation and Ownership

By Joshua Bennett | July 13, 2020

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