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Despite its relative diversity, HBO's “Industry” is peppered with casual instances of sexism, racism, and classism.

“I was trying to understand, on a smaller scale than national politics,” writes Vermont poet Rebecca Starks, “how an obvious falsehood can seem obviously true to someone else.”

The recent publication of Isabel Wilkerson’s widely acclaimed Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents returns to caste to explain U.S. racial hierarchy when wealth polarization, racial strife, and white supremacist revanchism are again on the rise.

Here is a history of fascism in Europe that may be helpful as we consider this troubled, and troubling, moment.

If Wonder Woman 1984's heroine is supposed to represent the good and hope for all humanity, one has to wonder who specifically this humanity is reserved for.

Kitchen Arts & Letters has hung on during the pandemic, and co-owner Matt Sartwell is ready for an exciting next chapter.

Among all the technical and narrative achievements of 'The Expanse', none are as remarkable as the way the women on the show dominate and lead the storytelling. There are women of all ages, races, body types, and sexualities in the universe.

The Persian American poet Majid Naficy warns of celebrating a change of regimes too soon.

Under the slick suits and high tension shootouts, America’s favorite thrillers are hiding something.

A fascinating and timely history of how science developed via the achievement of pursuing only observation and experiment (not politics).