When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010

When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010

“The country cannot prosper if its cities are decaying.”

By Jodie Adams Kirshner | November 21, 2019

American Diplomacy After Benghazi

American Diplomacy After Benghazi

On Chris Stevens and the Risks Taken by Ambassadors Abroad

By Paul Richter | November 20, 2019

Vodka Shots with Stalin: On the Dinner That Changed the War

Vodka Shots with Stalin: On the Dinner That Changed the War

Serhii Plohky on the WWII Allied Plans for the Air

By Serhii Plokhy | November 20, 2019

Malcolm Garcia Documents the Lives of America's Have-Nots

Malcolm Garcia Documents the Lives of America's Have-Nots

A Conversation with the No-Nonsense Journalist Who Goes
Beyond the Mainstream News

By Dale Maharidge | November 20, 2019

Announcing the Shortlist for Reading Women's Fiction Award

Announcing the Shortlist for Reading Women's Fiction Award

Jacqueline Woodson, Valeria Luiselli, Miriam Toews, and More

By Reading Women | November 20, 2019

Reading Albert Woodfox's <em>Solitary</em> While Being Detained at Guantánamo

Reading Albert Woodfox's Solitary While Being Detained at Guantánamo

Ahmed Rabbani: "My overwhelming sense is one of sorrow."

By Literary Hub | November 19, 2019

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The American Tradition of Anti-Black Vigilantism

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How Donald Trump's Narcissism Masks His Extreme Insecurity

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Terry Tempest Williams on William Merwin and Becoming an Environmental Activist

Terry Tempest Williams on William Merwin and Becoming an Environmental Activist

In Conversation with Will Schwalbe on But That's Another Story

By But That's Another Story | November 18, 2019

Holding the Line Between Democracy and Tyranny: Anonymous Sources

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John Freeman on the Power of the Whistleblower

By John Freeman | November 15, 2019

The Magazine Explaining America to the French

The Magazine Explaining America to the French

On François Busnel's Mission to Chronicle the Trump Era

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Rebecca F. Kuang on Violence, History, and Writing a Female Warrior

Rebecca F. Kuang on Violence, History, and Writing a Female Warrior

In Conversation About The Poppy War on the New Books Network

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Remembering the Moments Before the Charlie Hebdo Attack

Remembering the Moments Before the Charlie Hebdo Attack

Survivor Philippe Lançon on Memory and Fate in the Wake of Violence

By Philippe Lançon | November 14, 2019

The Elusive Lure of Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland

The Elusive Lure of Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland

Philip Metres on Patrick Radden Keefe's Say Anything, and the Stories of the Living

By Philip Metres | November 14, 2019

When Will We Pay Attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

When Will We Pay Attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

Jessica McDiarmid on the Highway of Tears

By Jessica McDiarmid | November 14, 2019

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