All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

Brandon Keim Considers the Human Case for Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

By Brandon Keim | July 23, 2024

The Cofounder of <em>Guernica</em> on Free Speech and the Retraction of the Israel-Gaza Essay

The Cofounder of Guernica on Free Speech and the Retraction of the Israel-Gaza Essay

“Is freedom of speech all that much to hold onto if one has no forum in which to put that speech forward?”

By Michael Archer | July 22, 2024

On the Simple Prophecy of Octavia Butler’s <em>Parable of the Sower</em>

On the Simple Prophecy of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower

Roz Dineen on the Book Everyone Should Read Now

By Roz Dineen | July 22, 2024

A Better Way to Teach History: On Adapting James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me”

A Better Way to Teach History: On Adapting James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me”

Nate Powell on Book Bans and the Problem of American “Heroification”

By Nate Powell | July 22, 2024

From Dream to Nightmare: On the Deadly Manifestations of Religious Hatred in India

From Dream to Nightmare: On the Deadly Manifestations of Religious Hatred in India

Zara Chowdhary Remembers a Idyllic Childhood Torn Apart by Violent Sectarianism

By Zara Chowdhary | July 22, 2024

Florida’s Commissioner of Education thinks Jane Austen was an American.

Florida’s Commissioner of Education thinks Jane Austen was an American.

By James Folta | July 19, 2024

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Joe Biden’s Gaza Problem: It’s Not Just the Pundit Class That Wants Him Gone

By Dan Sheehan | July 19, 2024

What the Gradual Corporate Capture of the Supreme Court Means For Democracy

By Sheldon Whitehouse and Jennifer Mueller | July 19, 2024

How America’s Sex Education—and Oversexed Culture—Continues to Fail Women

By Natalie Lampert | July 19, 2024

JD Vance is the Toxic Byproduct of America’s Obsession with Bootstrap Narratives

JD Vance is the Toxic Byproduct of America’s Obsession with Bootstrap Narratives

Alissa Quart on the Art of the Deal of the Hillbilly

By Alissa Quart | July 18, 2024

Rebecca Solnit: It’s the Pundits Who Have Turned on Biden, Not the Party

Rebecca Solnit: It’s the Pundits Who Have Turned on Biden, Not the Party

On the Danger of Abandoning the Car That Got You There

By Rebecca Solnit | July 16, 2024

“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right

“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right

Elle Reeve Explores the Possible Links Between Neurodivergence and Political Extremism

By Elle Reeve | July 15, 2024

Leveling the Legal Playing Field: Why Everyone Deserves Their Day in Court

Leveling the Legal Playing Field: Why Everyone Deserves Their Day in Court

Abbe Smith on the Importance of Criminal Defense Attorneys to America’s Judicial Ecosystem

By Abbe Smith | July 12, 2024

Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nosedive.

Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nosedive.

By Brittany Allen | July 11, 2024

20 Canadian authors have withdrawn from the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

20 Canadian authors have withdrawn from the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

By Dan Sheehan | July 10, 2024

Jan Carson on Capturing the Failures of Northern Ireland in Fiction

Jan Carson on Capturing the Failures of Northern Ireland in Fiction

The Author of "Quickly, While They Still Have Horses" Reflects on a Country's Disappointing Lack of Progress

By Jan Carson | July 10, 2024

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