Returning Corn, Beans, and Squash to Native American Farms
Returning the "three sisters" to Native American farms nourishes people, land, and cultures.
Redlining, Scrolling Exhaustion, and Down Syndrome
Well-researched stories from Wired, The Atlantic, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Eight Poems of Gratitude
Let us pause now and give thanks.
How (Not) to Teach Kids about Native Cultures
Even well-intentioned books for children can romanticize (or demonize) Native Americans. But better materials exist.
Tea Parties for Temperance!
Behind the Victorian movement to replace tippling alcohol with a very British ritual.
Rare 1969 Story from The Queen’s Gambit Author Walter Tevis
In this short story a graduate student makes a deal with the devil: Write my dissertation and my soul is yours.
Socialism: Foundations and Key Concepts
What is the political, philosophic, and economic system known as socialism? Some starting points for further study.
Hollywood’s Version of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”
Ernest Hemingway didn’t care for it.
Our Long-Running Love Affair with Pigeons
Through crazes of pigeon-fancying, these birds have been reshaped into a dizzying variety of forms.
In Phytoremediation, Plants Extract Toxins from Soils
Researchers have a cheap, easy way for cleaning up oil spills: letting plants do the work. Why isn’t it used more often?