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What can we expect from Tim Heidecker’s <em>InfoWars</em>?

What can we expect from Tim Heidecker’s InfoWars?

By Brittany Allen | April 29, 2026

“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

Benoit Denizet-Lewis Explores the Clash Between Progressive Activism and New Age Spirituality

By Benoit Denizet-Lewis | April 29, 2026

John Cougar Mellencamp Will Fight You: On the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rise of a Combative Heartland Leftist

John Cougar Mellencamp Will Fight You: On the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rise of a Combative Heartland Leftist

Erin Osmon Explores the Antiracist and Social Justice Ethos Underpinning the Midwestern Rocker’s Career

By Erin Osmon | April 29, 2026

What Erdoğan’s Rule Reveals About the Current State of Western Democracies

What Erdoğan’s Rule Reveals About the Current State of Western Democracies

Suzy Hansen on the Lasting Effects of Modern Authoritarianism in Turkey

By Suzy Hansen | April 29, 2026

On the Urgent Need to Dismantle Food Apartheid in the United States

On the Urgent Need to Dismantle Food Apartheid in the United States

Ashanté M. Reese Digs Into the Racialized Inequity in Food Access

By Ashanté M. Reese | April 29, 2026

Helen Benedict on Chronicling the Legacy of the Iraq War In Fiction

Helen Benedict on Chronicling the Legacy of the Iraq War In Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Soldier’s House

By Jane Ciabattari | April 28, 2026

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On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

By Omer Aziz | April 27, 2026

The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

By Carissa Véliz | April 22, 2026

Have We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency?

By Megan Garber | April 22, 2026

Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

By Brittany Allen | April 21, 2026

When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?

When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?

Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff on the Deciding Factors Behind the Tech Billionaire's Political Shift

By Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff | April 20, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Mae West is Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Obscenity

This Week in Literary History: Mae West is Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Obscenity

“She seemed to go to extremes in order to make the play as obscene and immoral as possible.”

By Literary Hub | April 20, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 17, 2026

On the Systematic Annihilation of Gaza’s Educational Future

On the Systematic Annihilation of Gaza’s Educational Future

Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi Confronts the Devastation Wrought Upon Her Generation of Young Palestinians

By Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi | April 16, 2026

Of the Many Types of Roman Gladiator, Some Were Definitely Women

Of the Many Types of Roman Gladiator, Some Were Definitely Women

Harry Sidebottom on the History of Female Gladiators

By Harry Sidebottom | April 15, 2026

An Unsolved Puzzle: On Identity, Silence and a Legacy of Violence in Colombia

An Unsolved Puzzle: On Identity, Silence and a Legacy of Violence in Colombia

Adriana E. Ramírez Considers Her Grandmother's Life Though the Lens of Her Country's Recent History

By Adriana E. Ramírez | April 15, 2026

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