• A Beacon of Sanity in Our Age of Polarity: On Contemporary Sufism and the Works of Idries Shah

    By John Zada With the Internet and social media offering everyone an instant voice and platform, it sometimes feels as …

    Willy Loman in Tehran: Asghar Farhadi and the Death of the American Dream

    By Jenny Lower Two hours before the La La Land–Moonlight mix-up notably derailed the Oscars, Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi also …

    Dancing with Science: Collaborating for Vocational Activism and Effective Citizenry

    By Amy M. Wilkinson On a recent icy morning, a group of fourth-graders from Peirce Elementary International Studies School arrived …

    Best of February

    Dearest supporters, readers, and friends: Ah, February — the tiniest month that packs the mightiest punch. This month, everyone in …

    The “Civilized” World Looked On and Did Nothing

    I grew up believing that American democracy was the corrective to the fascist virus that overtook Germany in the 1930s, …

    The Language Behind a (Short) Brutal Affair: An Interview with Translator Stefan Tobler

    By Stephanie LaCava One of two published long-form works by Brazilian writer Raduan Nassar, A Cup of Rage is a …

    Asking for a Friend: I Can’t Look Away from the News Feed

    Dear Olive,  I have become obsessed with the news. I was addicted to the scroll before, but with this new …

    Between the History of Zimbabwe and the Future of America

    By Nathan Deuel We fell to our knees, high above a gorge, at an under-visited safari lodge beside one of …

    How to Be a Good Communist

    By Austin Dean Last summer, a bookstore in the Shanghai Pudong Airport listed an unlikely bestseller: To be Turned into …

    On “Traditional Ecological Knowledge” for the 21st Century

    By Jon Christensen There are different stories to be told about our relationship with nature, different understandings, different knowledge, still. …