Nine essays and interviews from literature’s favorite laureate of compassion.
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Ya’aburnee, Four Ways
A family curse, a grandfather, a pet, a friend—and one untranslatable word to encompass them all.
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The Murder of ‘The Washington Post’
“Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.”
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Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here
“I remain hopeful partly as defiance.”
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“I Felt Hate More Than Anything”
“How an active duty airman tried to start a civil war.”
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My Name Is a Mountain
On language, belonging, and embracing the different versions of ourselves.
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Around The Pit
Circling billions of gallons of toxic water at America’s largest Superfund site.
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65 Doctors, Nurses, and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza
“It’s never too late to change course.”
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Days and Nights in Gaza
“Watching TV that first day, we awaited the roar of planes and the rumble of explosions. We didn’t have to wait long.”
