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Do Sanctions Work?

Do Sanctions Work? Do Sanctions Work?

A new history examines their use in the past and considers their effectiveness for the future.

Oct 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / James Stafford

Olga Tokarczuk’s Panoramic Novel of Jewish Poland

Olga Tokarczuk’s Panoramic Novel of Jewish Poland Olga Tokarczuk’s Panoramic Novel of Jewish Poland

A work defined by its narrative elasticity, The Books of Jacob tells the story of a false messiah not through his eyes but through the vibrant and now lost world around him.

Oct 4, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans

What We Can Learn From Watergate

What We Can Learn From Watergate What We Can Learn From Watergate

Fifty years ago, we tried to make the presidency more accountable. It wasn’t enough to secure democracy.

Oct 3, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage

Thulani Davis’s Freedom Visions

Thulani Davis’s Freedom Visions Thulani Davis’s Freedom Visions

Her new history of the Civil War and Reconstruction examines the ways in which Black Americans formed networks of self-reliance in their pursuit of emancipation.

Oct 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

Ken Burns Gets at the Nasty Underbelly of American History

Ken Burns Gets at the Nasty Underbelly of American History Ken Burns Gets at the Nasty Underbelly of American History

David Nasaw in conversation with Jon Wiener on the new PBS documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust.

Sep 29, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Queen Elizabeth on a one-pound note

Queen Elizabeth Was No Mere Symbol Queen Elizabeth Was No Mere Symbol

But after her death, fury erupted at those who refused to whitewash her legacy.

Sep 29, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

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Letters: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Letters: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy

Readers offer further insights on the former Japanese prime minister's vexed relationship with history.

Sep 27, 2022 / Our Readers

In this April 14, 1964 black-and-white file photo, a man holds a Confederate flag at right, as demonstrators, including one carrying a sign saying:

David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy

Jim Crow wasn’t an exception—but a model for the future.

Sep 23, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South

Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South

While the South is often dismissed as a region catching up to the rest of the country, Perry's new book demonstrates why it has always been the key to defining the promise and limi...

Sep 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II

We Didn’t Vanquish Polio. What Does That Mean for Covid-19?

We Didn’t Vanquish Polio. What Does That Mean for Covid-19? We Didn’t Vanquish Polio. What Does That Mean for Covid-19?

The world is still reeling from the pandemic, but another scourge we thought we’d eliminated has reemerged.

Sep 19, 2022 / Feature / Patrick Cockburn

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