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What Brazil’s Political Convulsions Reveal About the Global Far-Right

What Brazil’s Political Convulsions Reveal About the Global Far-Right

Rodrigo Nunes on Neoliberalism, Conformism, and Revolution

By Rodrigo Nunes | October 7, 2026

Inside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.

Inside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.

By Brittany Allen | October 5, 2026

How the British Media Legitimized J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia

How the British Media Legitimized J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia

Gina Gwenffrewi on the Poisonous Media Discourse of Anti-Trans Panic in the United Kingdom

By Gina Gwenffrewi | October 5, 2026

How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq

How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq

Assal Rad on the Parallels Between Journalists’ Treatment of the Invasion of Iraq and the Genocide in Gaza

By Assal Rad | October 2, 2026

How Jimmy Stewart in <em>It’s a Wonderful Life</em> Embodies the Best of America

How Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life Embodies the Best of America

Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen In Praise of George Bailey

By Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen | October 2, 2026

Russia has destroyed “one third of all the books printed in Ukraine this year.”

Russia has destroyed “one third of all the books printed in Ukraine this year.”

By Brittany Allen | October 1, 2026

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is expanding to serve more kids.

By Brittany Allen | October 1, 2026

Why We are Suing the City of Los Angeles to Save Libraries

By Jenan A. Matari and Nora Lester Murad | September 30, 2026

Thomas McGuane is Writing the Most Vital Literature of the Trump Era

By Ryan Chapman | September 30, 2026

The Real Technofascists of Silicon Valley: Why Big Tech Oligarchs Hate Democracy

The Real Technofascists of Silicon Valley: Why Big Tech Oligarchs Hate Democracy

Gil Durán and Amy Westervelt Discuss the Threat That Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Others Like Them Pose to the Collective Good

By Amy Westervelt | September 30, 2026

Who Gets to Have a Baby in America? On the High Cost of Fertility in America

Who Gets to Have a Baby in America? On the High Cost of Fertility in America

“Some argue that fertility care is simply basic healthcare and should be universally accessible.”

By Anna Louie Sussman | September 30, 2026

Personal Yet Systemic: On Antiblackness as a Social, Historical and Cultural Phenomenon

Personal Yet Systemic: On Antiblackness as a Social, Historical and Cultural Phenomenon

Patrice D. Douglass Considers the Distinct Forces That Underpin Anti-Black Racism

By Patrice D. Douglass | September 29, 2026

William T. Vollmann on Trying to Excavate American Foreign Policy From the Cold War to the War on Terror

William T. Vollmann on Trying to Excavate American Foreign Policy From the Cold War to the War on Terror

Behind the Decades-Long Publication Journey Behind His Latest Novel

By William T. Vollmann | September 28, 2026

Booksellers are sounding the alarm over Trump’s anti-antifascist presidential memo.

Booksellers are sounding the alarm over Trump’s anti-antifascist presidential memo.

By James Folta | September 25, 2026

A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print

A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print

Paulina Borsook’s Cyberselfish is Truer Now Than When it Was Written 26 Years Ago

By Paulina Borsook | September 25, 2026

“Regular, rigorous, and Reliable.” How to Keep Fighting for a Better World

“Regular, rigorous, and Reliable.” How to Keep Fighting for a Better World

Chris Dixon on the Urgency of Organizing in the 21st Century

By Chris Dixon | September 25, 2026

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