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How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

From Louise Brangan's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted The Fallen: The Lost Girls of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and a Legacy of Silence

By Louise Brangan | September 4, 2026

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

By Brittany Allen | September 3, 2026

Abdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell

Abdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell

Samaa Khullar speaks to the former political prisoner and author of the memoir Huna

By Samaa Khullar | September 2, 2026

Enough! An Open Letter from Jewish Creatives and Thinkers in Defense of Mark Ruffalo

Enough! An Open Letter from Jewish Creatives and Thinkers in Defense of Mark Ruffalo

By Dan Sheehan | September 1, 2026

Catherine Lacey on an Antifascist Classic of Catalan Literature

Catherine Lacey on an Antifascist Classic of Catalan Literature

In Praise of Montserrat Roig’s Goodbye Ramona, Translated by Megan Berkobien and María Cristina Hall

By Catherine Lacey | August 26, 2026

What <em>Anne of Green Gables</em> Reveals About White Girlhood

What Anne of Green Gables Reveals About White Girlhood

Sarah Mesle Explores the Myths Behind the Power of White Femininity in 1980s America

By Sarah Mesle | August 26, 2026

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Matthew Neill Null on the Silicon Valley Greed Leaching Into Canaan Valley

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On the Rise of White Christian Nationalism in the US

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By Jared Huffman | August 25, 2026

Steven Thrasher on the Killing of Jason Arday

Steven Thrasher on the Killing of Jason Arday

“Jason was not just hounded out of academia, he was hounded out of existence.”

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 24, 2026

How Technology-Assisted Surveillance Promotes Racial Bias in Policing

How Technology-Assisted Surveillance Promotes Racial Bias in Policing

R. Joshua Scannell on the Intersection Between the Carceral State and Big Tech

By R. Joshua Scannell | August 24, 2026

How Accusations Against Black Academics Point to the Real End of “Woke 1.0”

How Accusations Against Black Academics Point to the Real End of “Woke 1.0”

The tragedy of Jason Arday reflects a rigged game for today’s Black scholars.

By Brittany Allen | August 19, 2026

11 Books About Women Who Rewrote Life and Art

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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

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