Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent  Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent 

At the core of both his writing and activism is the insight that we can’t imagine a harmonious future without confronting the destruction in our past.

Sep 9, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy

What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class? What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class?

Some of the strongest evidence that our country needs structural change, that our problems go much deeper than one white nationalist president, lies in history that is rarely taugh...

Sep 5, 2019 / StudentNation / Abe Asher

Transfixing and Repellent: Susan Steinberg’s Fictions of Insidious Masculinity Transfixing and Repellent: Susan Steinberg’s Fictions of Insidious Masculinity

Sep 5, 2019 / Kyle Paoletta

Bret Stephens vs. Bedbug-Man Bret Stephens vs. Bedbug-Man

Bedbugs like to hide in small cracks and crevices—but they can’t get into safe spaces.

Sep 4, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

A Blueprint for an Anticapitalist Life A Blueprint for an Anticapitalist Life

In the T Fleischmann’s book-length essay, Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through, they present a theory of identity and community outside the strictures of hegemony.

Sep 4, 2019 / Becca Schuh

The Faith You Can’t See: A Q&A With Lyz Lenz The Faith You Can’t See: A Q&A With Lyz Lenz

In God Land, Lenz explores the evolution of faith in the heartland, revealing contradictions and nuance about religion’s changing place in America.

Sep 3, 2019 / Alex Norcia

What Even Is Spotify? What Even Is Spotify?

Is it a streaming giant? Ad-tech broker? Social network? A new book pulls the curtain behind the mysterious company.

Sep 3, 2019 / Joe Veix

This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World

Zahra Hankir’s anthology Our Women on the Ground elevates vital but often overlooked voices from Morocco to Gaza to Yemen.

Sep 3, 2019 / Sarah Aziza

Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution

The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own advice and enshrine the right to organize.

Sep 2, 2019 / John Nichols

Mary Frances Whitfield Bears Witness Mary Frances Whitfield Bears Witness

A graceful collection of the painter’s works about racial violence goes on exhibit in Birmingham, Alabama, as residents confront a difficult history.

Aug 29, 2019 / Alexandra Marvar