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The Fight for Our Eyeballs
Alyssa Loh explores a critique of the attention economy from ex-Google strategist James Williams.
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Revolution from the Balconies
An up-close look at a rare peaceful revolution in Putin’s shadow.
The International Black Panthers
Eugene Brennan reflects on Elaine Mokhtefi’s memoir of her years with the Black Panthers in Algeria.
How Do We Check the President?
Dean of Berkeley Law School Erwin Chemerinsky reviews Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz's "To End a Presidency."
What Makes the World Move
A distinguished history of energy innovations finds that collaboration and waste are the inevitable accompaniments.
Catalonia in Peril: On Manuel de Pedrolo’s “Typescript of the Second Origin”
Manuel de Pedrolo's "Typescript of the Second Origin" is a novel both born from and about politics: in particular, the politics of identity.
Your Child, Your Choice: How the United States Made Parenting Impossible
How the neoliberal rhetoric of "choice" has made it harder to raise children.
Lone Star Explainers, Explained
Another attempt to explain Texas to the perplexed covers familiar territory, but still distinguishes itself.
The Frame of Things
Why did the 19th century pose so many questions?
In the Grip of Dread
Dread has many expressions but only one end.
A New Light on a Neglected Ruler: On “Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan”
A biography of one of India’s forgotten female rulers.
On the Defensive: Navigating White Advantage and White Fragility
"White Fragility" reads as one-part jeremiad and one-part handbook. It is by turns mordant and then inspirational.
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