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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
John A. Williams’s unsung novel.
by
Gene Seymour
via
Bookforum
on
February 6, 2024
American Fascism
On how Europe’s interwar period informs the present.
by
Rick Perlstein
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The American Prospect
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January 24, 2024
Sports Illustrated's Forgotten Pioneer
In the Mad Men era of magazine journalism, Virginia Kraft was a globe-trotting writer and a deadly shot with a rifle. Why hasn't anyone heard of her?
by
Emily Sohn
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Long Lead
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January 14, 2024
Kissinger, Me, and the Lies of the Master
‘Off off the record’ with the man who secretly taped our telephone calls.
by
Seymour M. Hersh
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seymourhersh.substack
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December 6, 2023
Exhibit
Truth and Truthiness
Americans have been arguing over the role and rules of journalism since the very beginning.
Writing Under Fire
For a full understanding of any historical period, we must read the literature written while its events were still unfolding.
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Nathaniel Rich
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New York Review of Books
on
November 30, 2023
“Genocide” Is the Wrong Word
We reach for the term when we want to condemn the worst crimes, but the UN’s Genocide Convention excuses more perpetrators of mass murder than it condemns.
by
James Robins
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The New Republic
on
November 21, 2023
Surviving a Wretched State
A discussion on the difficulty of keeping faith in a foundationally anti-Black republic.
by
Melvin L. Rogers
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Neil Roberts
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Boston Review
on
November 15, 2023
What The Atlantic Got Wrong About Reconstruction
In 1901, a series of articles took a dim view of the era, and of the idea that all Americans ought to participate in the democratic process.
by
Yoni Appelbaum
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The Atlantic
on
November 13, 2023
Catherine Leroy Parachutes into Danger
When the Pentagon wanted a photographer to record the largest airborne assault in the Vietnam War, the most qualified candidate was a young French woman.
by
Elizabeth Becker
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American Heritage
on
November 6, 2023
Rebrand
"Ebony" strives to become a one-stop shop.
by
Mary Retta
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Columbia Journalism Review
on
October 16, 2023
The Evolution of Conservative Journalism
From Bill Buckley to our 24/7 media circus.
by
Johnny Miller
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National Review
on
October 12, 2023
The Abandonment of Betty Friedan
What does the academy have against the mother of second-wave feminism?
by
Rachel Shteir
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
on
September 11, 2023
The Battlefields of Cable
How cable TV transformed politics—and how politics transformed cable TV.
by
Jesse Walker
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Reason
on
August 15, 2023
Game Changer
On the mismatched sporting advice of Clair Bee and John R. Tunis.
by
Dan McQuade
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Lapham’s Quarterly
on
July 10, 2023
Do Cartels Exist?
A revisionist view of the drug wars.
by
Rachel Nolan
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Harper's
on
June 20, 2023
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal—Still at Large at 100
We now know a great deal about the crimes he committed while in office. But we know little about his four decades with Kissinger Associates.
by
Greg Grandin
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The Nation
on
May 15, 2023
Remembering New York’s Little Syria
The ethnic enclave in Lower Manhattan was home to refugees fleeing civil war and entrepreneurs taking advantage of a globalizing economy.
by
Ben Railton
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The Saturday Evening Post
on
April 25, 2023
Guardian Owner Apologises for Founders’ Links to Transatlantic Slavery
Scott Trust to invest in decade-long programme of restorative justice after academic research into newspaper’s origins.
by
David Olusoga
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The Guardian
on
March 28, 2023
How Edith Wilson Kept Herself—and Her Husband—in the White House
A new book about the first lady reveals how she and the ailing President Woodrow Wilson silenced their critics.
by
Rebecca Boggs Roberts
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Smithsonian
on
March 7, 2023
This Radical Reporter Dedicated Her Life to Fighting the System
"I idolized women like Marvel Cooke," Angela Davis tells Teen Vogue.
by
Olivia Lapeyrolerie
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Teen Vogue
on
February 8, 2023
What Was the Music Critic?
A new book exalts the heyday of music magazines, when electric prose reigned and egos collided.
by
John Semley
via
The New Republic
on
November 18, 2022
Reading Langston Hughes’s Wartime Reporting From the Spanish Civil War
Several years before the United States officially entered World War II, Black Americans were tracking the international spread of fascism.
by
Matt Delmont
via
Literary Hub
on
November 2, 2022
America’s Top Censor—So Far
Woodrow Wilson’s postmaster put papers out of business and jailed journalists. The tools he used still exist.
by
Adam Hochschild
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Mother Jones
on
October 13, 2022
The Many Afterlives of Vincent Chin
Chin’s killing, 40 years ago, has inspired documentaries, young-adult books, and countless works of scholarship. What do we want from his story, and the people who tell it?
by
Hua Hsu
via
The New Yorker
on
June 23, 2022
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The Espionage Act Has Become Dangerous Because We Forgot Its Intention
The Julian Assange case exposes how changing concepts unintentionally broadened a law.
by
Daniel Larsen
via
Made by History
on
June 18, 2022
The View from Here
Fifty years on, Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph, “Napalm Girl,” still has the power to shock. But can a picture change the world?
by
Errol Morris
via
Air Mail
on
June 4, 2022
partner
Oprah’s Shows on the L.A. Riots Reveal What We’ve Lost Without Her Program
The power of daytime talk shows — especially “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
by
Leah Wright Rigueur
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Kellie Carter Jackson
via
Made by History
on
May 2, 2022
The 19th-Century Hipster Who Pioneered Modern Sportswriting
More than a century before GoPro, Thomas Stevens’ around-the-world bike ride vaulted first-person “sports porn” into the mainstream.
by
Robert Isenberg
via
Longreads
on
April 26, 2022
Danyel Smith Tells the History of Black Women in Pop Music
The author discusses Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, racism in magazines, and why she’s so hopeful for the future of music and writing.
by
Emily J. Lordi
,
Danyel Smith
via
The New Yorker
on
April 17, 2022
At the Lower East Side Passover Parade, Immigrants Created New American Identities
Some accounts suggest that the Passover Parade was even more glamorous than its famous counterpart, the Easter Parade.
by
Yael Buechler
via
Forward
on
April 10, 2022
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