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Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Brief life of an activist for freedom: 1823-1911

by John Nelson

Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Brief life of an activist for freedom: 1823-1911

by John Nelson

Home Unaffordable Home

America’s housing problem—and what to do about it

by Jonathan Shaw

When Technology and Society Clash

Latanya Sweeney confronts our all-consuming “technocracy.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Fairfield Porter

Brief life of an American realist artist and critic: 1907-1975

by Jane Borthwick

Academic Freedom and Free Speech

Robert Post explains how they differ—and why it matters, especially now

by Lincoln Caplan

The Goodness of Being Together

Why social interactions are as vital as food and water

by Erin O'Donnell

A Right Way to Read?

The science, art, and politics of teaching an essential skill

by Nina Pasquini

Mechanical Intelligence and Counterfeit Humanity

Reflections on six decades of relations with computers

by Harry R. Lewis

Decoding the Deep

Project CETI’s pioneering effort to unlock the language of sperm whales

by Jonathan Shaw

John H. Finley Jr.

Brief life of a masterful House Master: 1904-1995

by Constantine Archimedes Valhouli