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What’s In a Lie? On the Different Ways Politicians Mislead the Public

What’s In a Lie? On the Different Ways Politicians Mislead the Public

Bill Adair Considers the Corrosive Effects of Deliberate Deception on American Democracy

By Bill Adair | October 23, 2024

Jason Reynolds on Subverting Masculinity

Jason Reynolds on Subverting Masculinity

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By Talk Easy | October 23, 2024

On the enduring popularity—and appropriation—of Leonard Cohen's

On the enduring popularity—and appropriation—of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."

By Brittany Allen | October 22, 2024

The False Radicalism of Corporate Disability Literature

The False Radicalism of Corporate Disability Literature

Liz Jackson on the Irreconcilable Hypocrises of Corporate “Anti-Ableism”

By Liz Jackson | October 22, 2024

Elif Shafak on the Power of Literature and Being a Writer in the “Age of Angst”

Elif Shafak on the Power of Literature and Being a Writer in the “Age of Angst”

“The literary mind cannot be isolationist.”

By Elif Shafak | October 22, 2024

Seven Essential Texts That Show the Human Side of Black Legal History

Seven Essential Texts That Show the Human Side of Black Legal History

Cundill Prize Finalist Dylan C. Penningroth Recommends Patricia J. Williams, Laura F. Edwards, Charles M. Payne and More

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The Issues 2024: The High Costs of the For-Profit American Healthcare System

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To Fund, or Not to Fund: On Redefining What Type of Work Is Grant-Worthy

To Fund, or Not to Fund: On Redefining What Type of Work Is Grant-Worthy

Marian Crotty Shares How Her Queer Fiction Was Shaped by a Research Trip to South Dakota

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Noam Chomsky on How America Sanitizes the Horror of Its Wars

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Here's why Han Kang is refusing to celebrate her Nobel Prize.

Here's why Han Kang is refusing to celebrate her Nobel Prize.

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Arundhati Roy is

Arundhati Roy is "unflinching" about genocide in her powerful PEN award acceptance speech.

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The Issues 2024: Why the Labor Movement is So Important to Americans

The Issues 2024: Why the Labor Movement is So Important to Americans

The Second in Our Series of In-Depth Looks at the Everyday Issues Facing Americans

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Kim Kelly: Why the American Labor Movement Matters

Kim Kelly: Why the American Labor Movement Matters

“If the Democrats pull this thing off, they will owe a massive debt to organized labor.”

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