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On the Indian Revolutionaries Who Plotted to Overthrow the British Raj From America

On the Indian Revolutionaries Who Plotted to Overthrow the British Raj From America

Scott Miller Explores the Diverse Communities of Students and Laborers Who Sought Independence From Colonial Rule

By Scott Miller | October 29, 2025

Mother of the Revolution: How Audley Moore Influenced a Generation of Black Activists

Mother of the Revolution: How Audley Moore Influenced a Generation of Black Activists

Ashley D. Farmer on the Life and Legacy of the Woman Who Spearheaded the Fight For Reparations

By Ashley D. Farmer | October 28, 2025

From Martinique to New York: On the Trailblazing Career of Paulette Nardal

From Martinique to New York: On the Trailblazing Career of Paulette Nardal

Keisha N. Blain Considers the Pioneering Black Women Who Fought For Human Rights On a Global Stage

By Keisha N. Blain | October 22, 2025

From Leninism to Legalism: On the Ideological Evolution of Soviet Dissidents

From Leninism to Legalism: On the Ideological Evolution of Soviet Dissidents

From Benjamin Nathans's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause”

By Benjamin Nathans | September 24, 2025

Hearts Touched With Fire: Horror and Hope in a Time of Genocide

Hearts Touched With Fire: Horror and Hope in a Time of Genocide

Jack Sheehan on Fighting Despair as the Slaughter in Gaza Continues

By Jack Sheehan | September 4, 2025

Margaret Busby on Jazz, Africa, and the Endurance of Jayne Cortez’s Disruptive Poetry

Margaret Busby on Jazz, Africa, and the Endurance of Jayne Cortez’s Disruptive Poetry

The Editor of “Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez” in Conversation with Poets.org

By Literary Hub | July 28, 2025

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By Suzanne Cope | July 3, 2025

Inside Mexican Feminists’ Fight For Safe and Legal Abortion

By Rebecca Grant | June 24, 2025

Saying No to Cop City: Reviving a Radical Black Liberation Movement in Atlanta and Beyond

By Curtis Duncan | May 21, 2025

How New York City’s Radical Social Movements Gave Rise to Hip-Hop

How New York City’s Radical Social Movements Gave Rise to Hip-Hop

Dean Van Nguyen on the Revolutionary History Behind One of America’s Main Musical Exports

By Dean Van Nguyen | May 6, 2025

On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz

On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz

Priya Vulchi Considers the Lifespans of Literary and Political Friendships

By Priya Vulchi | April 9, 2025

Inside the Life and Struggle of Victorian-Era Women’s Rights Activist Annie Besant

Inside the Life and Struggle of Victorian-Era Women’s Rights Activist Annie Besant

Michael Meyer on an Overlooked Early Proponent of Reproductive Freedom in the United Kingdom

By Michael Meyer | March 14, 2025

“We Owe Them Recognition.” On Recovering and Preserving Mexico’s Trans History

“We Owe Them Recognition.” On Recovering and Preserving Mexico’s Trans History

Alexandra R. DeRuiz Explores Her Country's Continuing Struggle for LGBTQ Rights, Visibility and Acceptance

By Alexandra R. DeRuiz | February 27, 2025

Wife, Mother, Labor Organizer: On the Hidden Activist Life of Betty Friedan

Wife, Mother, Labor Organizer: On the Hidden Activist Life of Betty Friedan

Haley Mlotek Explores the Tension Between the Political and the Personal For the Author of “The Feminine Mystique”

By Haley Mlotek | February 18, 2025

From Community Organizer to Novelist: Alejandro Heredia Finds a Balance Between Art and Activism

From Community Organizer to Novelist: Alejandro Heredia Finds a Balance Between Art and Activism

“Fiction offers us a way of looking at people’s interior and interconnected lives that... holds space for contradiction.”

By Alejandro Heredia | February 12, 2025

An Understanding Ear: How Martha Goddard Became An Advocate For Victimized Women

An Understanding Ear: How Martha Goddard Became An Advocate For Victimized Women

Pagan Kennedy on the Activist Awakening of the Woman Who Helped Develop the Rape Kit

By Pagan Kennedy | January 22, 2025

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