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A Song From the Forest

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Oct 14, 2024 A Waorani leader and her American husband bridge cultures to produce an exceptional and all-too-rare account of destruction and resilience in the Amazon. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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Challenging Popular Narratives on the Sandinsita Revolution

Camilo Serrano Corredor / NACLA Sep 27, 2024 Gerardo Sánchez Nateras' book uses a variety of Central American archives to present alternatives to the dominant accounts of the Nicaraguan revolution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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A Neurodivergent Odyssey of the Self

Maya L. Kapoor / Undark Aug 10, 2024 In “Do I Know You,” Sadie Dingfelder describes the challenges of living with prosopagnosia, or face blindness. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Discipline and Profit: The Origins of the Private Prison

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Jul 19, 2024 A Harvard historian explores the roots of the for-profit carceral state through the tragic tale of a 19th-century African American teenager. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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After 75 Years, What Is NATO Good for?

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jul 9, 2024 A new book argues the Washington-led alliance is an obstruction to peace, not its guarantor. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Acid Rhythms

William Harris / n+1 Jun 28, 2024 How the post-riot cultural turn in Detroit seeded a musical lineage that responds in ever-new ways to the world-altering mood of deindustrialization. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )

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The Fraught History of the Mississippi River

Jake Bittle / Grist Jun 21, 2024 A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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They Don’t Decorate Carcasses

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Jun 7, 2024 A long-lost anti-war novel by Louis-Ferdinand Celine gets the English translation it deserves. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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How Plants Experience the World

Katie L. Burke / Undark May 24, 2024 In ‘The Light Eaters,’ Zoë Schlanger considers the evidence for plant intelligence, and what that means for humanity. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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The Intellectual Influence of the Haitian Revolution

Rebeca Joy Blemur / NACLA May 17, 2024 A new book recovers the intellectual contribution of Haitian revolutionaries to ideas of freedom, equality, and sovereignty in the Atlantic World. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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What We Leave Behind

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig May 3, 2024 A new book explores the deaths of artists and the ex-con turned Metropolitan Museum of Art staffer who collected their obituaries. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Food That Prolongs Your Life

Ralph Nader / Nader.org Apr 19, 2024 Jean Carper shows that people who eat “optimal” diets can slow their aging process and add years to their lives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )