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Crossing the Distance Between Fact and Truth in a Story About Love and Exile

Crossing the Distance Between Fact and Truth in a Story About Love and Exile

Yara Zgheib on Writing a Truthful Fiction About—and Amid—a Travel Ban

By Yara Zgheib | January 4, 2022

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

Hawa Allan on Transforming “Vulnerability into Power”

By Hawa Allan | January 4, 2022

Complicity, Corruption, and Accountability: Asali Solomon on <em>The Days of Afrekete</em> and the January 6 Investigation

Complicity, Corruption, and Accountability: Asali Solomon on The Days of Afrekete and the January 6 Investigation

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 30, 2021

“I’m Black and I’m Proud.” On a Half a Century of Black Anthems (and More!)

“I’m Black and I’m Proud.” On a Half a Century of Black Anthems (and More!)

Randall Kennedy, Author of Say It Out Loud, is on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | December 23, 2021

Elena Ferrante has called for a jailed fan to receive Italian citizenship.

Elena Ferrante has called for a jailed fan to receive Italian citizenship.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2021

On the Innocence of Anthony Broadwater (and Guilt of Alice Sebold)

On the Innocence of Anthony Broadwater (and Guilt of Alice Sebold)

Innocence Project Lawyer Steven Wright Examines the Systems That Condemn Us All

By Steven Wright | December 22, 2021

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Claudia Goldin on Women’s Journey to Close the Gender Wage Gap

By Keen On | December 22, 2021

Hope on Far Horizons: Rebecca Solnit on the Exoneration of Kevin Strickland

By Rebecca Solnit | December 21, 2021

Hala Alyan on the Sense of Displacement in the Middle East

By Keen On | December 21, 2021

Dorit Geva on Viktor Orbán’s “Ordonationalist” Hungary

Dorit Geva on Viktor Orbán’s “Ordonationalist” Hungary

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 21, 2021

Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

By Walker Caplan | December 17, 2021

“Why Are the Democrats So Glum?” Mark Blyth on the Current Political Landscape

“Why Are the Democrats So Glum?” Mark Blyth on the Current Political Landscape

Mark Blyth, Co-Author of Angrynomics, is on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | December 17, 2021

How many of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021 have you read?

How many of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021 have you read?

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

Nadifa Mohamed on Writing the Convoluted Terrains of Immigration

Nadifa Mohamed on Writing the Convoluted Terrains of Immigration

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 16, 2021

Breaking the Cycle: Confronting Fascism in Chile’s Presidential Election

Breaking the Cycle: Confronting Fascism in Chile’s Presidential Election

Writers Mónica-Ramón Ríos and Carlos Labbé on the Candidacy of José Antonio Kast

By Mónica-Ramón Ríos and Carlos Labbé | December 16, 2021

PRH and S&S call the lawsuit against them “legally, factually, and economically wrong.”

PRH and S&S call the lawsuit against them “legally, factually, and economically wrong.”

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