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How Charles Sumner Convinced Abraham Lincoln and the Union To Take a Stand Against Slavery

How Charles Sumner Convinced Abraham Lincoln and the Union To Take a Stand Against Slavery

Zaakir Tameez Explores the Domestic and International Dynamics of the Early Days of the Civil War

By Zaakir Tameez | June 11, 2025

Against Erasure: Preserving the Memory of Black Communities in Los Angeles and Across the Country

Against Erasure: Preserving the Memory of Black Communities in Los Angeles and Across the Country

Arianne Edmonds on the Intellectual and Political Legacy of Her Great-Great-Grandfather, Jefferson Lewis Edmonds

By Arianne Edmonds | June 11, 2025

David Means has won the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's short story prize.

David Means has won the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's short story prize.

By Brittany Allen | June 10, 2025

Some resources to help out neighbors, immigrants, and protestors in LA.

Some resources to help out neighbors, immigrants, and protestors in LA.

By James Folta | June 10, 2025

Tyranny as Tragedy: On <em>King Lear</em>, Maoist China and the Unpredictable Nature of Power

Tyranny as Tragedy: On King Lear, Maoist China and the Unpredictable Nature of Power

Nan Z. Da Explores the Similarities Between Shakespeare’s Play and 20th-Century Totalitarian Reality

By Nan Z. Da | June 10, 2025

Poisoned City: How Tacoma Became a Hotbed of Crime and Kidnapping in the 1920s

Poisoned City: How Tacoma Became a Hotbed of Crime and Kidnapping in the 1920s

Caroline Fraser on the Intersection of Environmental Contamination and Violence in the Pacific Northwest

By Caroline Fraser | June 10, 2025

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Art Imitates Life: Finding Creative Freedom in the Fusion of Fiction and Biography

By Megan Hunter | June 10, 2025

Omar Hamad in Gaza:
"I once wrote with ink, today I write with ashes."

By Omar Hamad | June 9, 2025

Bad Curls, Bad Character:
The Charged Meaning of Hair in 19th-Century America

By Sarah Gold McBride | June 9, 2025

Meet Addy: The Story of the First Black American Girl Doll

Meet Addy: The Story of the First Black American Girl Doll

Jaha Nailah Avery on the Significance of Addy Walker

By Jaha Nailah Avery | June 9, 2025

From Rock Star to Writer: On the Second Careers of Some of Your Favorite Musicians

From Rock Star to Writer: On the Second Careers of Some of Your Favorite Musicians

Leila Sales Talks to Stuart Murdoch, Susanna Hoffs, Colin Meloy, and More

By Leila Sales | June 9, 2025

On Marianne Moore, Unexpected Celebrity Poet of Midcentury America

On Marianne Moore, Unexpected Celebrity Poet of Midcentury America

Susan Gubar Explores the Multifaceted Life and Work of America’s Foremost Female Poet of the 20th Century

By Susan Gubar | June 9, 2025

First Impressions: 15 Years of <em>The Common</em> Through Its Covers

First Impressions: 15 Years of The Common Through Its Covers

Kei Lim Talks to Gabriele Wilson About the Process Behind Crafting the Magazine's Visual Identity

By Kei Lim | June 9, 2025

Fever Dreams: Hala Alyan on Displacement, Trauma, and Memory

Fever Dreams: Hala Alyan on Displacement, Trauma, and Memory

"I spend the hours-long dream chanting the line, determined to remember it, because the part of me that is awake, that is aware, knows I will want it later."

By Hala Alyan | June 9, 2025

“Here is What I Know: A Baby is Born.” On the Wild West of Childbirth.

“Here is What I Know: A Baby is Born.” On the Wild West of Childbirth.

Erica Stern Considers a Traumatic Birth and the Many That Came Before

By Erica Stern | June 9, 2025

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | June 6, 2025

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