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Here’s why Terry Pratchett’s daughter and Neil Gaiman are fighting with transphobes on Twitter.

Here’s why Terry Pratchett’s daughter and Neil Gaiman are fighting with transphobes on Twitter.

By Walker Caplan | August 3, 2021

Reading is a Political Encounter: On Violence, Language, and Selective Forgetting

Reading is a Political Encounter: On Violence, Language, and Selective Forgetting

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi Finds Lessons in History, From Tehran to Orange County

By Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi | August 3, 2021

Sarah Damaske on How Unemployment Shapes Families

Sarah Damaske on How Unemployment Shapes Families

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 3, 2021

How Philosophy Failed the Pandemic, Or: When Did Agamben Become Alex Jones?

How Philosophy Failed the Pandemic, Or: When Did Agamben Become Alex Jones?

Benjamin Bratton on Biopolitics and Rethinking the Language of Ethics

By Benjamin Bratton | August 2, 2021

Is New York City Doing Enough to Prepare for the Next Catastrophic Flood?

Is New York City Doing Enough to Prepare for the Next Catastrophic Flood?

Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros on the Expensive Half-Measures of the City's Post-Sandy Approach

By Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros | July 30, 2021

Jonathan Rapping on How to End Mass Incarceration in America

Jonathan Rapping on How to End Mass Incarceration in America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 30, 2021

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New Fiction From PEN America’s DREAMing Out Loud: “Stateless: 2053”

By Juan David Gastolomendo | July 30, 2021

Stones for Goliath: On Biden’s Fight Against Digital Monopolists

By Open Source | July 30, 2021

Kathie Klarreich: How Working with Incarcerated People Has Changed My Life

By The Literary Life | July 30, 2021

New Yorker Union members have unanimously voted to ratify their first contract.

New Yorker Union members have unanimously voted to ratify their first contract.

By Walker Caplan | July 29, 2021

What is the Point of Children’s Books About the Climate Crisis?

What is the Point of Children’s Books About the Climate Crisis?

Writers Consider What Books Can, and Can't, Do for Kids

By Megan Otto | July 29, 2021

Ursula Burns on the Dangers of Exceptionalism

Ursula Burns on the Dangers of Exceptionalism

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | July 29, 2021

The U.S. has finally taken back the Epic of Gilgamesh . . . from Hobby Lobby.

The U.S. has finally taken back the Epic of Gilgamesh . . . from Hobby Lobby.

By Walker Caplan | July 28, 2021

In America, Language Silences You: On Trusting Words When They Fail, Betray, And Redeem

In America, Language Silences You: On Trusting Words When They Fail, Betray, And Redeem

Amanda Choo Quan Considers the Effects of Anxiety and Racism on the Writing Life

By Amanda Choo Quan | July 28, 2021

Why Flat Earthers, Moon Landing Truthers, and Other Conspiracy Theorists Believe Their Own Nonsense

Why Flat Earthers, Moon Landing Truthers, and Other Conspiracy Theorists Believe Their Own Nonsense

John V. Petrocelli on the Alarming Spread of Fake News and Society's Increasing Aversion to Critical Thinking

By John V. Petrocelli | July 28, 2021

The Belarus government has moved to liquidate PEN Belarus.

The Belarus government has moved to liquidate PEN Belarus.

By Walker Caplan | July 23, 2021

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