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The Battle Between Action and Belief
The Battle Between Action and Belief
Author Margaret Atwood explores the nuances of Christian culture, and why the details matter in the wake of the 2016 election.
Margaret E. Atwood
Baratunde Thurston
Comedian, activist, and writer. Published author of “How to be Black,” formerly of The Daily Show and The Onion.
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Go to the profile of Baratunde Thurston
The Race to Save Hollywood
The Race to Save Hollywood
What happens when the impossible hype of MoviePass meets the complete dominance of Disney?
M.G. Siegler
The Singular Pursuit of Comrade Bezos
The Singular Pursuit of Comrade Bezos
Is Amazon’s plan to increase our efficiency a good thing?
Malcolm Harris
Roxane Gay
Writer, professor, editor, and commentator. New York Times contributor, author of “Bad Feminist” and “Hunger.”
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Steven Johnson
Creativity expert. Author of ten books, most recently “Wonderland: How Play Made The Modern World.” Host of PBS series “How We Got To Now.”
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Dave Eggers
Bestselling author of “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” and “The Circle.” Co-founder of McSweeney’s & 826 Valencia. Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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The Lifespan of a Lie
The Lifespan of a Lie
The most famous psychology study of all time was a sham. Why can’t we escape the Stanford Prison Experiment?
Ben Blum
Eve L. Ewing
Sociologist of race & education at the University of Chicago. Essayist. Poet. Author of “Electric Arches.”
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