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Monthly Archives: May 2021

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Shorts

Because of Palestine

By N.A. Mansour | May 28, 2021

It makes them uncomfortable that I know these things.

Shorts

From the American People

By Evan D. McCormick | May 22, 2021

How did human rights and development come to be so intertwined in U.S. foreign policy?

Shorts

Down in Dyess

By Ben Nadler | May 19, 2021

Johnny Cash wrote in his autobiography, “I grew up under socialism—kind of.”

Reviews

The Archive (Taylor’s Version)

By Julia Ftacek | May 8, 2021

Which version of this album is the “correct” one?

Difficult Topographies

By Samia Cohen | May 4, 2021

There are whole hidden worlds pressing into this one.

How I Do History

How Amalia Levi Does History

By Contingent Magazine | May 1, 2021

What you see online is only the tip of the iceberg.

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