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‘All The Shelves Would Be Bare’

Carrie Levine Center for Public Integrity
Christine Emeran, an advocate for free expression talks about the push to ban books, especially those about racism, sexuality and gender.

The Afterparty Is a Comedy Murder Mystery for Millennials

Eileen Jones Jacobin
The Afterparty is just one of several new comedies about stressed-out millennials finding themselves trapped in a murder mystery. So what is it about this generation that makes them all want to star in an Agatha Christie story?

How to Repair the Planet

William P. Jones, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Dissent Magazine
In Reconsidering Reparations, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò makes the case for a political project with a global scope.

When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord

Heather Vogell ProPublica
Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, tenants say they’re the ones paying the price.

The Hidden Costs of Containerization

Amir Khafagy The American Prospect
This split between the fortunes of ocean shippers and their barely-hanging-on workers stems from industry-wide deregulation that supersized both container ships and the companies that pilot them.