Politics

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

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  A Genealogy of Resistance

  Eitan Nechin on a family history of resistance, from an ancestor's Russian army desertion to his own discharge from the Israel Defense Forces.

  Eitan NechinMar 6, 2022

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  “Know That I Am Perfectly Well and That I Always Find a Way”: The Revolutionary Letters of Che Guevara

  Che Guevara was a prolific letter writer, and his words show his complexity.

  Joy CastroMar 5, 2022

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  The Man with the Poodle: Political Theater in the Time of CRT

  A rural California school board meeting turns into comic opera.

  Rachel HowardFeb 22, 2022

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  Viral Occupation: Palestine and the Video Revolution

  Rebecca L. Stein on the new virality of protest in Palestine.

  Rebecca L. SteinJan 21, 2022

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  Unyielding Soil: On Stephen G. Bloom’s “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes: A Cautionary Tale of Race and Brutality”

  The mixed legacy of a groundbreaking experiment in racial prejudice.

  Jason M. ThornberryJan 17, 2022

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  “Is Not a Face Quite Different from a Mask?”: Molière at 400

  Robert Zaretsky unmasks the continuing relevance of Molière.

  Robert ZaretskyJan 15, 2022

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  Can We Talk?: On Taylor Dotson’s “The Divide: How Fanatical Certitude Is Destroying Democracy”

  Why can’t we get anything done around here? Because the conversation is too small.

  Bill ThompsonDec 24, 2021

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  While Europe Slept

  Europe has not taken war seriously for seven decades.

  Brian Babcock-LumishDec 18, 2021

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  A State of Unwholesome Fermentation: On William J. Bernstein’s “The Delusions of Crowds”

  A neurological and historical comparison of mass panics and euphorias.

  Tom ZoellnerDec 5, 2021

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  Stay Mad: On Myisha Cherry’s “The Case for Rage”

  Skye C. Cleary reviews Myisha Cherry’s new book, “The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle.”

  Skye C. ClearyDec 3, 2021

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  That New Old-Time Religion

  L. Benjamin Rolsky reviews Randall Balmer’s “Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right.”

  L. Benjamin RolskyNov 30, 2021

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  Foundations of Solidarity: Zeina Maasri Answers

  Zeina Maasri speaks with Helen Mackreath about visual ephemera of resistance, postcolonial sites of dissensus, and erasures within the decolonizing moment.

  Helen MackreathNov 26, 2021

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