Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1, by Karl Marx. Edited by Paul North and Paul Reitter. Translated by Paul Reitter. Princeton University Press. 944 pages. $39.95. Our doomed thought ...

The corpse flower, when it opens every few years, attracts admirers by the tens of thousands. It is only in bloom for two or three days, and for those days it stinks. People stand in line to savor its ...

It’s like this, says Lili. I left and I came back. I went and I returned. I tried. But I’m not made for success. Others might have succeeded. Not me. I’m not made for glory. I’m made for defeat. I’ll ...

The corpse flower, when it opens every few years, attracts admirers by the tens of thousands. It is only in bloom for two or three days, and for those days… ...

From a Department of Justice report on the Tulsa race massacre that was published in January, before President Biden left office, and conducted by its Cold Case Unit, Civil Rights… ...

From Speaking in Tongues, by J. M. Coetzee and Mariana Dimópulos, which will be published this month by Liveright. j. m. coetzee: I was writing something yesterday, concentrating intensely on getting ...

From posts on the private message board for 23andMe, a company that sells mail-in genetic-testing kits. In June, 23andMe accidentally mixed up the test results of as many as ninety-six… ...

From complaints submitted to the City of Reno, Nevada, last year. One night this summer I was walking with my wife and two friends from out of town. We witnessed… ...

What does it mean to be Latino?

From “Chains or Whips? The Cruel Decade and its Aftermath,” which was published in February by The White Review. The decade of cruelty started with low-rise jeans. Of course, no… ...

From a Department of Justice report on the Tulsa race massacre that was published in January, before President Biden left office, and conducted by its Cold Case Unit, Civil Rights Division. Shortly ...

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