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A street scene from Vilna, where the Bund was founded in the 1890s

Daniel Felsenthal

The Jewish Radicals Who Wanted Equality for All

In her history of the Jewish Labor Bund, Molly Crabapple tells the story of workers who opposed prejudice, tyranny, and nationalism.

Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino hold the World Cup trophy before presenting it to the tournament winners

What Gianni Infantino Learned From Donald Trump

The FIFA president’s plan to sell off a stake of the World Cup suggests he’s emulating his hero.

The Extraordinary Fandom of The Vampire Lestat

Sam Reid as Lestat De Lioncourt in Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat

The Extraordinary Fandom of The Vampire Lestat

Books & the Arts

An episodic image from the TV show "Lord of The Flies" starring Noah Flemyng as Sam, Cassius Flemyng as Eric, and David McKenna as Piggy"

Surviving With Little House on the Prairie and Lord of the Flies

Both shows tell the truth about what it means to grow up in an often inhospitable world.

An illustration with a split color field to represent double lives of a family, parents with two young children. The mother is Weather Underground activist Bernardine Dohrn and she is restrained by a police officer on the left and half her contorted face and body is split by the color field and composition. On the right she has a docile expression and she and her husband are Bill Ayers hold their baby and young sibling, one of these represents the author.

The Boy Who Grew Up on the Run From the FBI

Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s radical parents were committed to fighting injustice. But what did they owe their young son?