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Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | October 3, 2025

Defying Empire: On the Perennially Relevant Political Message of <em>Wicked</em>

Defying Empire: On the Perennially Relevant Political Message of Wicked

Aaron Boehmer Considers Enemies of the State, in the US and Oz

By Aaron Boehmer | January 13, 2025

How Black History Saved Me: Peniel E. Joseph on His Path to Scholar-Activism

How Black History Saved Me: Peniel E. Joseph on His Path to Scholar-Activism

Tracing an Education, from W.E.B. Du Bois to Sonia Sanchez

By Peniel E. Joseph | September 14, 2022

A Revolutionary Reading List from PEN America’s World Voices Festival

A Revolutionary Reading List from PEN America’s World Voices Festival

Assata Shakur, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, and More

By Literary Hub | May 20, 2021

Literature for Justice: Seven Books that Rethink Mass Incarceration

Literature for Justice: Seven Books that Rethink Mass Incarceration

A Reading List from the National Book Foundation

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2020

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You can download these books about police violence for free right now.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 3, 2020

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