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And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

Alex Foster on What Draws Us to Doomsday Fantasies, and Why We Should Resist the Urge to Indulge Them

By Alex Foster | May 14, 2025

In a new lawsuit, the Authors Guild is going toe to toe with DOGE.

In a new lawsuit, the Authors Guild is going toe to toe with DOGE.

By Brittany Allen | May 13, 2025

Why Donald Trump and JD Vance Can’t Stop Talking About Dolls

Why Donald Trump and JD Vance Can’t Stop Talking About Dolls

Alissa Quart on the Social Class Kitsch Behind One of the Weirder Moments in Recent Politics

By Alissa Quart | May 12, 2025

How Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Mirror the WWII Persecution of Japanese Americans

How Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Mirror the WWII Persecution of Japanese Americans

Tracy Slater Warns Us All About History Repeating Itself

By Tracy Slater | May 12, 2025

Mushroom Cloud Over Manhattan: What Would Happen in the First Few Hours of Nuclear War

Mushroom Cloud Over Manhattan: What Would Happen in the First Few Hours of Nuclear War

Mark Lynas Looks at a Worst-Case Scenario—and How to Prevent it From Becoming a Reality

By Mark Lynas | May 12, 2025

What If It <em>Is</em> Happening Here? Lessons From the Anti-Fascist Novel in Trump’s Second Term

What If It Is Happening Here? Lessons From the Anti-Fascist Novel in Trump’s Second Term

David Renton Rereads Lewis and Roth in a New Era of Authoritarianism

By David Renton | May 12, 2025

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By James Folta | May 9, 2025

The Trump Administration just fired America’s top librarian.

By James Folta | May 9, 2025

Here's what to do if your NEA grant has been terminated.

By Brittany Allen | May 9, 2025

You Don’t Have to Believe in God to Find Hope in Pope Leo

You Don’t Have to Believe in God to Find Hope in Pope Leo

“A world without hope is a world on the brink. And we are teetering.”

By Aron Solomon | May 9, 2025

An Indigenous Theory of Water: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on Rivers as Teachers

An Indigenous Theory of Water: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on Rivers as Teachers

The Author of "Theory of Water" Offers Some Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg Spirituality

By Leanne Betasamosake Simpson | May 8, 2025

On the Latest Threat to Literary Culture’s Fragile Ecosystem: Donald Trump

On the Latest Threat to Literary Culture’s Fragile Ecosystem: Donald Trump

Maris Kreizman Wonders What Can Be Done in the Face of Trump’s Devastating NEA Cuts?

By Maris Kreizman | May 8, 2025

An Immodest Proposal: How Britain’s Relentless Imperialism Created the Irish Potato Famine

An Immodest Proposal: How Britain’s Relentless Imperialism Created the Irish Potato Famine

Padraic X. Scanlan on Jonathan Swift, Colonization, and Dispossession

By Padraic X. Scanlan | May 7, 2025

Asking Toni’s Questions: Decentering Whiteness in Literary Spaces

Asking Toni’s Questions: Decentering Whiteness in Literary Spaces

“It is the discomfort of asking and of making space for the answers...that will allow us to stay in the room together.”

By Rosa Castellano | May 7, 2025

How Reality Television Warps Our Understanding of Political and Economic Realities

How Reality Television Warps Our Understanding of Political and Economic Realities

Eunji Kim on the Role of Entertainment and Infotainment in American Life

By Eunji Kim | May 7, 2025

What the Voyage of a Single Container Ship Reveals About the World Economy

What the Voyage of a Single Container Ship Reveals About the World Economy

Ian Kumekawa Explores the Transformation of Global Trade Through the Objects That Power It

By Ian Kumekawa | May 6, 2025

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