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Race, Reading Lists

Abolition Isn't Only About Police

We also need to abolish prisons—as well as put an end to counterterrorism. An abolitionist reading list. 

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

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Philosophy & Religion, Reading Lists

Rawls at 100

Happy birthday, John Rawls! We celebrate the political philosopher’s centenary, as well as the 50th anniversary of the publication of “A Theory of Justice.” 

Joshua Cohen, Boston Review

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What White Supremacy Is and Isn’t

It’s what our country was founded on—and it will take more than Trump leaving the White House to dismantle it. 

Boston Review, Rosie Gillies

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Our Top 21 Essays of 2020

To ring in 2021, here are Boston Review's top 21 essays of the year.

Boston Review

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Voting Is Underway, But Our System Is Broken

BR writers on how we can fix it. 

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

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An Anti-Imperialism Reading List

Your fourth of July reading. 

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Incarcerated Fathers. Trans Fathers. Founding Fathers.

An alternative father’s day reading list.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

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Trans Mothers. Marxist Mothers. Robot Mothers.

—and those who wish they could be mothers. A reading list for Mother’s Day.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

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When Political Resistance Turns Violent

Philosophers, historians, and political scientists contribute to a reading list on nonviolence.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

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MLK’s Conservative Canonization

An MLK Day reading list on how his radicalism was erased.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Beyond Health Insurance

There’s more that’s wrong with our medical system...

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Ten Years of Must Reads

Our editors’ picks from the past decade: Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, Robin Kelley, and more. Plus, find out which was voted as our readers’ favorite. 

Boston Review

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Our Top Essays of 2019

From Walt Whitman to Arundhati Roy, here are the essays that were read the most over the past twelve months.

Boston Review, Rosie Gillies

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