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11 Books About Women Who Rewrote Life and Art

11 Books About Women Who Rewrote Life and Art

Anne E. Fernald Recommends Tove Jansson, Katie Kitamura, Ntozake Shange, and More

By Anne E. Fernald | August 19, 2026

Now Amazon is destroying rare books to train its AI.

Now Amazon is destroying rare books to train its AI.

By Brittany Allen | August 17, 2026

Everything But the Burden: </br>Greg Tate, John Henryism, and the Cost of Solidarity

Everything But the Burden:
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Steven W. Thrasher on the Reissue of Flyboy in the Buttermilk—and what it can teach us about solidarity

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 17, 2026

Before We Are Erased: Why I Founded Gaza Publications During the Genocide

Before We Are Erased: Why I Founded Gaza Publications During the Genocide

“We were trapped within a single moment: always in danger, always waiting, and always struggling to survive.”

By Husam Maarouf | August 14, 2026

Inside the Rise of America’s Oligarch Class—And What It Means For All of Us

Inside the Rise of America’s Oligarch Class—And What It Means For All of Us

Casey Michel Explores the Impact of Decades of Widening Wealth Inequality on American Politics

By Casey Michel | August 14, 2026

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By Brittany Allen | August 13, 2026

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On the Carceral Ideology Underpinning the Anti-Trans Movement

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How Howard Zinn’s Hard Lessons in WWII Shaped His View of the World

Dave Zirin on the Political Awakening of One of America’s Great Historians

By Dave Zirin | August 12, 2026

As Hitler Loomed, Hannah Arendt Undertook a Deep Analysis of German Antisemitism

As Hitler Loomed, Hannah Arendt Undertook a Deep Analysis of German Antisemitism

Thomas Meyer Takes a Look at the Famed Intellectual’s Examination of an Ancient Hatred

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A Wealthy Donor to My University Just Silenced One of the World’s Leading Scholars of Genocide

A Wealthy Donor to My University Just Silenced One of the World’s Leading Scholars of Genocide

Emily Van Duyne on the Cowardice of Stockton University—and the Problem With For-Profit Higher Education

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For 50 Years the Major Oil Companies Have Known They’re Destroying the Planet

For 50 Years the Major Oil Companies Have Known They’re Destroying the Planet

James Crawford on Why Big Oil Chooses Profit over Preservation

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10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

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The Student Activists Campaigning For Public Education in Chile

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An English professor in Florida was just fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story.

An English professor in Florida was just fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story.

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