The White Poppy
November 11 is a day of reflection, sorrow and gratitude for me. At the eleventh hour, of the...
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Category: Essays
Read This To the End: An Essay on Politics
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate landed in...
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Our Totalitarian Moment
A right-wing extremist fired ten shots into a crowd of Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Austin...
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Quarantine Playlist — Theresa Smalec
[Ed’s note: Since we are all, for the most part, social distancing, self-isolating, and trying not...
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Quarantine Playlist — Samia Aladas
[Ed’s note: Since we are all, for the most part, social distancing, self-isolating, and trying not...
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Quarantine Playlist — Greg Horn
[Ed’s note: Since we are all, for the most part, social distancing, self-isolating, and trying not...
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Endless Sunday: Coronavirus and the End of Place
Every day is Sunday. The parking lot at the busiest commuter station in Mass Bay Transit...
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Quarantine Playlist — Audie Wood
[Ed’s note: Since we are all, for the most part, social distancing, self-isolating, and trying not...
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Quarantine Playlist: Evi Cox
[Ed’s note: Since we are all, for the most part, social distancing, self-isolating, and...
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How the Poor Die
George Orwell’s essay “How the Poor Die,” inspired by his stay in the Hôpital Cochin in Paris in 1929, was first published in the November 1946. We publish it here, during this time of plague, as a reminder of how the poor die
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Quarantine Playlist: Karl Rozyn
[Ed’s note: Since we are all, for the most part, social distancing, self-isolating, and...
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Exploiting the Holocaust For Shits n’Giggles
The opening scene of Hunters, the new series from Amazon Prime starring Al Pacino and Logan Lerman...
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Passing on the Holocaust: “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.”
David Olère’s drawing of “Crematorium 3” (1945). The Polish-born French-Jewish...
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Politics In a Dark Place
If the war between the supporters of Democratic Party candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie...
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Confronting the Star Wars Myth
I had come to a multiplex in the Boston suburbs on Christmas morning expecting to enjoy a movie...
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Navigating the Festival of Lights
“And now, Matthew will come up and tell us about Chanukah,” Miss Shultz said. “It’s the Jewish...
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Autumn Leaves
I feel closer to my father in early November than at any other time of the year. It was always...
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American Militarism
The honor guard marched onto the field as patriotic music blared from the minor-league ballpark’s...
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Reflections on Filth: Horror and Catharsis in Sarah Kane’s Blasted
In March 2016, during an election year steeped with anxiety, rage, and shocking upheavals,...
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The Myth of the 99 Percent
It started with a blinding light that flooded the encampment at Zuccotti Park at about 1:00 am on November 15, 2011…
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