Does 'Character' Still Count in American Politics?

Does 'Character' Still Count in American Politics?

Marjorie Garber on the Etymology and Abuses of a Weighty Word

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Letter from San Francisco: When the Shadow is Looming

Letter from San Francisco: When the Shadow is Looming

Oscar Villalon on Desperation and Abandonment

By Oscar Villalon | July 28, 2020

The Vow James Baldwin Made to Young Civil Rights Activists

The Vow James Baldwin Made to Young Civil Rights Activists

Eddie Glaude on How Baldwin Confronted America's Most Exceptional Lie

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr. | July 28, 2020

Homeless in a Pandemic: The Housing Poetry of Jennifer Fitzgerald

Homeless in a Pandemic: The Housing Poetry of Jennifer Fitzgerald

Struggling to Navigate a Broken System

By Alissa Quart | July 28, 2020

Underinvestigated, Trivialized, Excused: On a US System That Treats Rape as Something Less Than a Crime

Underinvestigated, Trivialized, Excused: On a US System That Treats Rape as Something Less Than a Crime

Michelle Bowdler on the Need to Address Rape Culture Head On

By Michelle Bowdler | July 28, 2020

Amiri Baraka's Anti-Epic Poem About America's Destruction

Amiri Baraka's Anti-Epic Poem About America's Destruction

The Poet Was Accused of Antisemitism After Presenting "Somebody Blew Up America"

By Michael Leong | July 28, 2020

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Aya Gruber on Anti-Prostitution Sentiment and Its Implicit Racism

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Siri Hustvedt on What the World Values When It's Falling Apart

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