Turning Away Refugees is an American Tradition

Turning Away Refugees is an American Tradition

Life Amid the Largest Group of Displaced People in History

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Mental Illness is Not a Capital Crime

Mental Illness is Not a Capital Crime

On the Disproportionate Impact of Police Violence on Women of Color

By Andrea J. Ritchie | July 31, 2017

Trump's Shameful, Cruel Ban on People Like Me

Trump's Shameful, Cruel Ban on People Like Me

His Presidency Can Never Be Normalized, But My Shame Has Been

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 28, 2017

Is It Still Possible to Satirize America?

Is It Still Possible to Satirize America?

When "Absurdist, Futuristic Satire" Becomes Reality

By Sean Gandert | July 28, 2017

Mary Gaitskill's Classic Essay on John McCain

Mary Gaitskill's Classic Essay on John McCain

From the 2008 Presidential Campaign

By Mary Gaitskill | July 28, 2017

We Want Our Refugees and Exiles to Be Victims

We Want Our Refugees and Exiles to Be Victims

"I am Now Obliged to Tell a Story, But Only the One Particular Story"

By Ece Temelkuran | July 27, 2017

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Gabrielle Bellot on America's Foundational Divide

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Disposable People, Dying to Build a City in the Desert

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Behind the Exploitative Labor Practices that Inspired Temporary People

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Jane Austen, Political Symbol of Early Feminism

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On the Appearance of a Literary Icon at the First Women's Marches

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