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How to Write a Book When Your Country Is on Fire

How to Write a Book When Your Country Is on Fire

Anjali Enjeti on the Hard Choice to Carry On, Even in the Face of Authoritarianism

By Anjali Enjeti | February 26, 2026

The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

Alfred W. McCoy on the “Men on the Spot”
Responsible for Colonial Expansion

By Alfred McCoy | February 26, 2026

All the Recycling in the World Won’t Save Us From the Greed of Big Plastic

All the Recycling in the World Won’t Save Us From the Greed of Big Plastic

Beth Gardiner Digs Into the Impact of Big Oil on the Relentless Growth of the Plastic Industry

By Beth Gardiner | February 26, 2026

Florida is now claiming school libraries are “government speech.”

Florida is now claiming school libraries are “government speech.”

By James Folta | February 25, 2026

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Steven W. Thrasher on Jackson’s legacy of support for LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 25, 2026

Why I Don’t Regret the “Pornographic” Scene That Got My Book Banned

Why I Don’t Regret the “Pornographic” Scene That Got My Book Banned

Julia Scheeres on the American Right’s Unslakable Desire to Censor Things

By Julia Scheeres | February 25, 2026

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How Do We Keep Writing When They are Killing Poets?

By Sayantani DasGupta | February 24, 2026

Among the Fascists and the Nazis: How Two Women Journalists Survived the Chaos of 1930s Europe

By Julia Cooke | February 24, 2026

Writing While the Alphabet Burns: Ukrainian Literature to Help Understand the Ongoing War

By Alex Averbuch | February 24, 2026

Who Deserves to Be a Citizen?

Who Deserves to Be a Citizen?

Daisy Hernández on the Post-9/11 Obsession with Birthright Citizenship

By Daisy Hernández | February 24, 2026

James Baldwin‘s Lessons For Black Gay Rights Activists

James Baldwin‘s Lessons For Black Gay Rights Activists

C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost on How History Bestowed an Identity on Baldwin that He Never Claimed Himself

By C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost | February 24, 2026

On the So-Called Reading Crisis as Class Warfare

On the So-Called Reading Crisis as Class Warfare

Eunsong Kim Considers the Relationship Between Art and Capitalism

By Eunsong Kim | February 23, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: <br>The Sun Will Rise Again

Letter From Minnesota:
The Sun Will Rise Again

Marian Hassan Finds Strength in Memories of Her Father’s Resistance

By Marian Hassan | February 20, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: Lessons From Palestine on Surviving Occupation

Letter From Minnesota: Lessons From Palestine on Surviving Occupation

Sana Wazwaz on the Long American Tradition of Occupation

By Sana Wazwaz | February 20, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: Waiting For the Barbarians to Get the F*ck Out

Letter From Minnesota: Waiting For the Barbarians to Get the F*ck Out

Zeke Caligiuri on Coming Home, and Finding Pride in His City

By Zeke Caligiuri | February 20, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: One Saturday in Late January in 40 Simple Steps

Letter From Minnesota: One Saturday in Late January in 40 Simple Steps

Peter Pearson Remembers the Last Day of Alex Pretti’s Life

By Peter Pearson | February 20, 2026

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