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Yi Sang’s Global Poetry

Yi Sang’s Global Poetry Yi Sang’s Global Poetry

Through his synthetic and surrealist style, the Korean poet helped chart an alternate path of internationalism in an age of empire.

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

The Rise of Adjunct Lit

The Rise of Adjunct Lit The Rise of Adjunct Lit

How a bleak future in and out of the academy has produced a new kind of campus novel.

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty

The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism

The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism

In White Freedom, historian Tyler Stovall examines how liberty for some has always entailed a lack of liberty for many others.  

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

Richard Wright’s Lost Novel

Richard Wright’s Lost Novel Richard Wright’s Lost Novel

In The Man Who Lived Underground, Wright offers a gothic tale of police violence and urban surrealism.

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

Pieces of Hate

Pieces of Hate Pieces of Hate

Warrants executed. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of April 26.

Apr 30, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda

Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda

Human rights groups are concerned that using Rwanda as a backdrop would provide a public relations boost for its autocratic leader.

Apr 30, 2021 / Dave Zirin

Battling the Rising Tides

Battling the Rising Tides Battling the Rising Tides

Taking action individually and globally.

Apr 30, 2021 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

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The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League

If you blinked, you might have missed European soccer’s latest surrender to big money. But that doesn’t mean it’s all over…

Apr 30, 2021 / Sam Blum

Phillip Roth

Philip Roth and His Defensive Fans Are Their Own Worst Enemies Philip Roth and His Defensive Fans Are Their Own Worst Enemies

Why did it take a sexual assault scandal to raise red flags about a deeply flawed biography?

Apr 30, 2021 / Jeet Heer

Heart sign for Ma’Khia Bryant

White Supremacy Never Takes a Day Off White Supremacy Never Takes a Day Off

The Chauvin verdict seemed like a victory. Then came the racist reaction to the verdict—and the murder of Ma’Khia Bryant.

Apr 30, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation

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