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The Dilemma of Free Will

Emily Cataneo / Undark Nov 24, 2023 Two provocative books explore the question of whether humans have control over their personalities, actions, and fates. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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How Our Roads Disconnect Us From Everything

M.R. O’Connor / Undark Oct 21, 2023 In “Crossings,” Ben Goldfarb explores the science of road ecology, or how roadways affect plants and animal life. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Living in a “Technofeudalist” Hell

Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic Oct 6, 2023 In "Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism," former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis argues capitalism died a decade ago when rent replaced profit as the most important form of income. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Strikers of Coachella: A Rank-and-File History of the UFW

Alina R. Méndez / NACLA Aug 25, 2023 Paiz’s book provides a balanced history of the United Farm Workers movement, without losing sight of the myriad ways it brought people together to demand, conceive, and build better worlds. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Life on the Brink: Jonathan Schell and the Legacy of Los Alamos

Alexander Zaitchik / The New Republic Jul 20, 2023 The nuclear genie can never be stuffed back into the bottle. But are we condemned to live forever on the edge of annihilation? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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The Bill for Inequality Is Due

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Jun 29, 2023 The book chronicles how state and federal lawmakers have long crafted assistance programs to benefit white people over Black people. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Whitewash and War Zones

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Jun 9, 2023 Fifteen years after his last book, Normon Solomon examines militarism and media narratives in the wake of the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Learning to Love Your Cat’s Inner Lion

Hope Reese / Undark May 16, 2023 Jonathon B. Losos guides readers through the evolutionary history of felines, uncovering the ancestral roots of the modern housecat. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Portraying Mozart in His Time

Tim Riley / Truthdig Apr 21, 2023 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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America Is Not a Bootstrap-Friendly Land

Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic.net Apr 13, 2023 A new book by Alissa Quart exposes the American meritocratic delusion of the self-made man. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Case Against the Case Against Julian Assange

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Apr 7, 2023 As the WikiLeaks founder faces a life sentence in American prison, a new book sheds additional light on the official campaign to silence him. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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A Reckoning for Our Phosphorous Binge

Julia Rosen / Undark Mar 23, 2023 Phosphorus, which is essential for life but has, at the hands of humans, become an environmental menace. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )