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A professor claimed to be Native American. Did she know she wasn’t? ~life Article 6796 words, published Feb 26 2024 25 votes
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The Israeli settlers attacking their Palestinian neighbors – With the world’s focus on Gaza, settlers have used wartime chaos as cover for violence and dispossession ~misc Article 8193 words 24 votes
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Trials of the witchy women: Across seven centuries, women have been accused of witchcraft—but what that means often differs wildly, revealing the anxieties of each particular society ~books reviews Article 3243 words, published Jan 15 2024 13 votes
The price of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ambition – the Prime Minister seems unable to distinguish between his own interests and his country’s ~misc politics Article 11 749 words 21 votes
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson, 1962) ~enviro pollution water conservation Article 17 967 words, published Jun 9 1962 8 votes
Frantz Fanon’s enduring legacy – The post-colonial thinker’s seminal book, “The Wretched of the Earth,” described political oppression in psychological terms ~humanities philosophy Article 3101 words, published Nov 24 2021 11 votes
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The personal, political art of board-game design ~games.tabletop board games Article 3958 words 6 votes
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Jezebel and the question of women’s anger ~life.women Article 3914 words, published Nov 4 2023 33 votes
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J. B. Pritzker: the billionaire US hotel heir—and progressive? ~misc politics Article 2235 words 27 votes
In his novels and plays, the Norwegian author Jon Fosse has continually probed the limits of the perceptible world ~books Article 1065 words 7 votes
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