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Toppled: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall

Toppled: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall

Paul Vidich on the Timeline of a Historic Night

By Paul Vidich | November 8, 2019

How Lou Sullivan's Journals Enrich the History of Trans Literature

How Lou Sullivan's Journals Enrich the History of Trans Literature

Callum Angus on Sullivan's Recently Released Diaries, AIDS, Transitioning, and More

By Callum Angus | November 8, 2019

Hans Fallada, the Anti-Nazi Writer Who Reluctantly Served the Reich

Hans Fallada, the Anti-Nazi Writer Who Reluctantly Served the Reich

When You Live in Interesting Times, Nothing is Apolitical

By Geoff Wilkes | November 8, 2019

Inside the Republican Party's Last-Ditch Scramble to Save Their House Majority

Inside the Republican Party's Last-Ditch Scramble to Save Their House Majority

Anne Nelson Looks Behind the Curtain of the 2018 Midterm Elections

By Anne Nelson | November 7, 2019

The Reporter Who Went Undercover at an Asylum

The Reporter Who Went Undercover at an Asylum

Nellie Bly Committed Herself to the Infamous Blackwell Island Asylum Just to Get the Story

By Susannah Cahalan | November 7, 2019

Ok Billionaire: Why Do the Opinions of 600 Americans Get So Much Airtime?

Ok Billionaire: Why Do the Opinions of 600 Americans Get So Much Airtime?

Rebecca Solnit on the Self-Importance (and Self-Pity!) of the Very Rich

By Rebecca Solnit | November 6, 2019

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Trump Nation: Dress Rehearsal
for a Civil War

By Larry Siems | November 6, 2019

What Comes Before Woke? On the History of Sleep as a Form of Protest

By Franny Nudelman | November 6, 2019

Announcing the Shortlist for Reading Women's Nonfiction Award

By Reading Women | November 6, 2019

Florida men deny smalltown library access to the <em>New York Times</em> online, citing “fake news.”

Florida men deny smalltown library access to the New York Times online, citing “fake news.”

By Jonny Diamond | November 5, 2019

Report From Foul Territory: Donald Trump Can't Even Do Baseball Cliches Right

Report From Foul Territory: Donald Trump Can't Even Do Baseball Cliches Right

Timothy Denevi at the White House Ceremony for
the Washington Nationals

By Timothy Denevi | November 5, 2019

From Entertainment to Outrage: On the Rise of Rush Limbaugh and Conservative Talk Radio

From Entertainment to Outrage: On the Rise of Rush Limbaugh and Conservative Talk Radio

How the Alienated Margins Arrived at the Center of American Politics

By Brian Rosenwald | November 5, 2019

Lindy West on Breaking the Silence Around Abortion

Lindy West on Breaking the Silence Around Abortion

“When reproductive freedom becomes a class privilege, the human rights of our political body are negated.”

By Lindy West | November 5, 2019

How Did a Single Desk in the Senate Become a Focal Point for American Progressivism?

How Did a Single Desk in the Senate Become a Focal Point for American Progressivism?

Sherrod Brown on the Unlikely History of Desk 88

By Sherrod Brown | November 5, 2019

Nancy Pelosi on Looking to Eleanor Roosevelt for Hope

Nancy Pelosi on Looking to Eleanor Roosevelt for Hope

"We all could use Roosevelt’s wisdom, every day."

By Nancy Pelosi | November 5, 2019

Displacement Generation: On Homesickness and the Millennial Memoir

Displacement Generation: On Homesickness and the Millennial Memoir

Nathan Scott McNamara Reads Jennifer Croft, Joanna Howard, and More

By Nathan Scott McNamara | November 4, 2019

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