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Why fifty years of changemaking and reform haven't fixed Congress—and what that reveals about American democracy.

A comprehensive guide to understanding and preventing cancer by addressing its root causes.

A practical guide for how to offer compassionate, effective support during times of emotional crisis and acute distress.

“Ill fitting the situationOf the obsolescently skilled:Life is no goblet to be drainedBut a measure to be filled.”The prolific, witty poet and children's author X.J. Kennedy passed over the weekend, leaving us a rich body of work, including many publications...

Guest editors Grégory Pierrot and Abigail Susik introduce their new special issue of African American Review: "Black Surrealisms" — now available at Project MUSE.During his 1945 visit to Haiti, André Breton declared surrealism to have “a common cause with...

Why truth still matters in a post-truth world.

Jane Austen is among our all-time faves, and today, on her 250th birthday, we're celebrating with a press-spanning reading list. The books about Jane and myriad facets of her work, the journal articles that investigate and expand on her influence, and some...

December is Universal Human Rights Month. Every year, December 10th is acknowledged around the world as Human Rights Day in commemoration of the day that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.The journal...