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Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to appear on the U.S. quarter.

Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to appear on the U.S. quarter.

By Walker Caplan | January 11, 2022

Stephen Marche on the Potential Collapse of a Fiercely Divided America

Stephen Marche on the Potential Collapse of a Fiercely Divided America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 7, 2022

That young white supremacist who was sentenced to read books? He prefers Shakespeare.

That young white supremacist who was sentenced to read books? He prefers Shakespeare.

By Jonny Diamond | January 6, 2022

Amelia Pang on the Chinese Slave Labor Camps Supplying the West

Amelia Pang on the Chinese Slave Labor Camps Supplying the West

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 6, 2022

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

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By Walker Caplan | January 4, 2022

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

By Yara Zgheib | January 4, 2022

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

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

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

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

Randall Kennedy, Author of Say It Out Loud, is on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | December 23, 2021

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

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)

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

Innocence Project Lawyer Steven Wright Examines the Systems That Condemn Us All

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

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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

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