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Reading Lists

Our Most-Loved Essays of 2018

A countdown of the top ten.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

10 Essays You Might Have Missed

Take a second look at some pieces that might have passed you by in 2018.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Is Citizenship Meaningless?

A reading list on surveillance, security, and citizenship-for-sale.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Noam Chomsky—Essential Reads

The “father of modern linguistics” turns 90! 

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Amazon’s Empire

Our best writers take on the retail giant.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Our Favorite Interviews

Susan Sontag. Margaret Atwood. Errol Morris. David Runciman. China Miéville.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Award-Winning Short Stories

Man Booker nominees and more got their start at Boston Review.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Prison Strike 2018

Surveying incarceration: from Attica to Appalachia and prison profiteering to “poverty penalties.”

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Reading Lists

Remembering James Baldwin

Explore the ideas, influence, and legacy of this extraordinary American writer.

Boston Review, Rosie Gillies

Reading Lists

Liberalism and the Left

American politics has seen the fiercest resurgence of left-liberal conflict since the 1960s.

Matt Lord, Boston Review

Reading Lists

The Best of 2017

Our top 25 most-loved stories from the year of Trump.

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Politics

Our Top Ten Essays on Politics in 2017

From Trump to global populism, political upheaval has dominated our lives this year. Here are our top ten political stories from 2017.

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