The Racist History and Political Ends of Taking Children

The Racist History and Political Ends of Taking Children

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | September 29, 2020

Here are the most challenged books from the last decade.

Here are the most challenged books from the last decade.

By Corinne Segal | September 28, 2020

An incomplete history of <em>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</em>: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

An incomplete history of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

By Dan Sheehan | September 28, 2020

Is Chris Hemsworth simply too hot to play a George Saunders hero?

Is Chris Hemsworth simply too hot to play a George Saunders hero?

By Emily Temple | September 28, 2020

Are the illustrations in children’s books making kids… dumber?                            

Are the illustrations in children’s books making kids… dumber?                            

By Jonny Diamond | September 28, 2020

Why Does Everyone in America Think They’re Middle Class?

Why Does Everyone in America Think They’re Middle Class?

David R. Roediger on the Myth of American Exceptionalism

By David R. Roediger | September 28, 2020

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Brian Dillon on the Sentences of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

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The Schoolhouse is Burning: What's Happening to Public Education?

The Schoolhouse is Burning: What's Happening to Public Education?

Derek W. Black in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, September Edition

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Chronicles of Europe's Displaced, the War in the Pacific, the Early Years of the CIA, and More

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How Storytellers Use Math (Without Scaring People Away)

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Dan Rockmore on Infinite Powers and The Weil Conjectures

By Dan Rockmore | September 28, 2020

Why Did Renaissance Europeans See Merpeople Everywhere?

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Populism, Nationalism, Socialism: Charting the Political Moods of Our Time

Populism, Nationalism, Socialism: Charting the Political Moods of Our Time

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<em>Language Keepers</em>: Compiling the First Ever Wukchumni Dictionary

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A New Six-Part Series From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

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How to Rebuild America's Hollowed-Out Middle Class

How to Rebuild America's Hollowed-Out Middle Class

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | September 28, 2020

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