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His experience as a student activist at Hamilton College cemented his desire to pursue a career in public interest law.

The recently discovered photographs of Vivian Maier are tantalizing works of artistry and ambition.

A postwar German novelist’s complicated legacy.

In The Conflict, the French intellectual takes American mothering to task.

For Mary Dudziak, we are now experiencing a time of permanent war, one that does not bother everyday Americans.

Bruce Springsteen, Death of a Salesman, Barbara Ehrenreich, Iran

When is a little more than enough in a painting?

Feedback on the April 23 issue: praise for Elizabeth Warren, Jonathan Schell and Katniss Everdeen, and an Italian lesson for Barry Schwabsky.

Elizabeth Whitman on participatory budgeting, Jessica Valenti on dirty tricks against Planned Parenthood, Scott Sherman on the fight over the New York Public Library, plus: the death penalty on trial

Anthony Shadid was an exceedingly rare reporter in the thinning ranks of American journalism.