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Can Democracy Survive Contemporary Capitalism?

Can Democracy Survive Contemporary Capitalism?

Astra Taylor on Democracy's Nonexistence and the Wealthy's Determination to Keep it Out of America

By Astra Taylor | June 5, 2019

70 Years of Misapplied Allegory: Happy Birthday <em>1984</em>!

70 Years of Misapplied Allegory: Happy Birthday 1984!

John Rodden on the Ways We Use Orwell to Talk About American Presidents

By John Rodden | June 5, 2019

Life on the Margins in a Kingdom of Cartels

Life on the Margins in a Kingdom of Cartels

On the Rise and Fall of Mexico's Narco Empire

By Dan Werb | June 5, 2019

Jill Lepore on Early American Ideas of Nationalism

Jill Lepore on Early American Ideas of Nationalism

"Inevitably, the age of national bootblacks and national oyster houses and national blacksmiths produced national history books."

By Jill Lepore | June 4, 2019

The Dark Side of the <br>Chinese Dream

The Dark Side of the
Chinese Dream

Ma Jian on the Short Path from Utopia to Dystopia

By Ma Jian | June 3, 2019

How Ayn Rand Became the Spirit of Our Time

How Ayn Rand Became the Spirit of Our Time

Lisa Duggan on the Influence of the Original Mean Girl

By Lisa Duggan | May 31, 2019

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Ece Temelkuran's 7 Taxonomies of Global Populism

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Ece Temelkuran on Erdogan, Trump, and the Banality of Evil

By Ece Temelkuran | May 28, 2019

Cartoon Brexit villain Jacob Rees-Mogg's book is getting roasted by critics.

Cartoon Brexit villain Jacob Rees-Mogg's book is getting roasted by critics.

By Dan Sheehan | May 21, 2019

Anna Deavere Smith: Some Notes on <em>Notes from the Field</em>

Anna Deavere Smith: Some Notes on Notes from the Field

"It all starts with listening."

By Anna Deavere Smith | May 21, 2019

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Writing Towards Magic as a Person of Color

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In India, One Publisher's High-Stakes Fight for a Caste-Free Society

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Changing the Conversation One Book at a Time

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Ani DiFranco on Reproductive Freedom and Taking on the Patriarchy

Ani DiFranco on Reproductive Freedom and Taking on the Patriarchy

"I have had two abortions, I have borne two children."

By Ani DiFranco | May 20, 2019

As abortion stories flood the internet one wonders when it will ever be enough?

As abortion stories flood the internet one wonders when it will ever be enough?

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The Ongoing Exile of the Undocumented

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