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Into <em>The Matrix</em>: How Trinity’s Rise Responds to the Witch Hunts of the Early Aughts

Into The Matrix: How Trinity’s Rise Responds to the Witch Hunts of the Early Aughts

Laura Bogart on the Catharsis and Earnestness of the Wachowskis’ Latest Reboot

By Laura Bogart | January 5, 2022

Barbara F. Walter on the Increasing Likelihood of a Second Civil War in the US

Barbara F. Walter on the Increasing Likelihood of a Second Civil War in the US

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 5, 2022

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

By Walker Caplan | January 4, 2022

Crossing the Distance Between Fact and Truth in a Story About Love and Exile

Crossing the Distance Between Fact and Truth in a Story About Love and Exile

Yara Zgheib on Writing a Truthful Fiction About—and Amid—a Travel Ban

By Yara Zgheib | January 4, 2022

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

Hawa Allan on Transforming “Vulnerability into Power”

By Hawa Allan | January 4, 2022

Complicity, Corruption, and Accountability: Asali Solomon on <em>The Days of Afrekete</em> and the January 6 Investigation

Complicity, Corruption, and Accountability: Asali Solomon on The Days of Afrekete and the January 6 Investigation

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 30, 2021

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“I’m Black and I’m Proud.” On a Half a Century of Black Anthems (and More!)

By Open Source | December 23, 2021

Elena Ferrante has called for a jailed fan to receive Italian citizenship.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2021

On the Innocence of Anthony Broadwater (and Guilt of Alice Sebold)

By Steven Wright | December 22, 2021

Claudia Goldin on Women’s Journey to Close the Gender Wage Gap

Claudia Goldin on Women’s Journey to Close the Gender Wage Gap

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 22, 2021

Hope on Far Horizons: Rebecca Solnit on the Exoneration of Kevin Strickland

Hope on Far Horizons: Rebecca Solnit on the Exoneration of Kevin Strickland

“To be broken is to reach out, to be open, to be incomplete and therefore to welcome outside in.”

By Rebecca Solnit | December 21, 2021

Hala Alyan on the Sense of Displacement in the Middle East

Hala Alyan on the Sense of Displacement in the Middle East

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 21, 2021

Dorit Geva on Viktor Orbán’s “Ordonationalist” Hungary

Dorit Geva on Viktor Orbán’s “Ordonationalist” Hungary

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 21, 2021

Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

By Walker Caplan | December 17, 2021

“Why Are the Democrats So Glum?” Mark Blyth on the Current Political Landscape

“Why Are the Democrats So Glum?” Mark Blyth on the Current Political Landscape

Mark Blyth, Co-Author of Angrynomics, is on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | December 17, 2021

How many of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021 have you read?

How many of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021 have you read?

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

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