
Monotreme Dreams
Australia’s egg-laying monotremes and pouch-carrying marsupials may seem to be outliers, but they’re as well suited to their environment as any other mammal.
February 23, 2023 issue
The Soft-Power Brokers
A new history focusing on the English Rothschilds tells how the women were centrally involved in business, politics, social welfare, and culture—all while caught between the advantages of wealth and the burdens of anti-Semitism and sexism.
February 23, 2023 issue
Nothing More Wondrous
A recent comparative study of medieval Christian and Islamic culture suggests that marvels offer common ground; wonder is a shared delight, a shared motive.
February 23, 2023 issue
Tenant, Debtor, Worker, Student
In their historic strike, academic workers at the University of California took on one of the biggest employers, landlords, and financial actors in the state.
February 8, 2023
Rape and Resistance in Egypt
A new book recounts the heroics of activists who organized to protect women from sexual violence during the Egyptian revolution and to assert their right to participate in the country’s political life.
February 23, 2023 issue
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