Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

“A novel often serves as a site of contention for different viewpoints.”

By Amitava Kumar | October 5, 2021

On Racial Injustice and the False Promise of Police Reforms

On Racial Injustice and the False Promise of Police Reforms

Derecka Purnell Unpacks the Drive to Seek Justice

By Derecka Purnell | October 5, 2021

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

Curtis Bunn on the Black Lives Matter Movement, the Watts Riots, and the City as Powder Keg

By Curtis Bunn | October 5, 2021

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

French-Algerian Author Faïza Guène Considers Her Relationship to the Iconic Elephant

By Faїza Guène and Sarah Ardizzone | October 4, 2021

The Complex Freedom of Creating Art as a Black Woman in Post-Apartheid South Africa

The Complex Freedom of Creating Art as a Black Woman in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Colleen van Niekerk on Writing After Enforced Silence

By Colleen van Niekerk | October 4, 2021

On the Ebb and Flow of 21st-Century Maritime Piracy

On the Ebb and Flow of 21st-Century Maritime Piracy

Bruce Jones Traces the Recent History of Lawlessnes on the High Seas

By Bruce Jones | October 1, 2021

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Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, and more call for the release of three imprisoned Iranian writers.

By Walker Caplan | September 30, 2021

Finding the Hidden Story of America in the 2020 Census

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The Credibility Discount: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers

The Credibility Discount: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers

Deborah Tuerkheimer on Rose McGowan, Harvey Weinstein, and How the Public Discredits Victims' Stories

By Deborah Tuerkheimer | September 30, 2021

Katharine Hayhoe on Having a New Conversation About Climate Change

Katharine Hayhoe on Having a New Conversation About Climate Change

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 30, 2021

Everything you need to know about the controversy over Obama’s presidential library.

Everything you need to know about the controversy over Obama’s presidential library.

By Walker Caplan | September 29, 2021

How the Culture of the University Covers Up Abuse

How the Culture of the University Covers Up Abuse

Sara Ahmed on Harassment Claims and Silencing Tactics

By Sara Ahmed | September 29, 2021

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 29, 2021

Bookseller of Kabul vows to stay open despite only two customers since the rise of the Taliban.

Bookseller of Kabul vows to stay open despite only two customers since the rise of the Taliban.

By Jonny Diamond | September 28, 2021

The New Weapons of War: Disinformation, Economic Coercion, and Online Disruption

The New Weapons of War: Disinformation, Economic Coercion, and Online Disruption

Seth G. Jones on Contemporary Digital Conflict with China, Russia, and Iran

By Seth G. Jones | September 28, 2021

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