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The Revolution Against Legitimacy
August 26, 2025Roger Berkowitz
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Lula 3.0 and the Austerity Trap
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Trump, Thucydides, and the Corruption of Language
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Naked Oligarchy
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Ecology and Democracy in a World on Fire
May 21, 2025Jedediah Britton-Purdy
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A Dystopian Novel for Our Times
May 15, 2025Susan Yelavich
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Leo Tolstoy Salutes the Student Movement in Russia
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The Administrative State, Its Democratic Deficits, and How to Fix Them in Comparative Historical Perspective
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Serbia’s Popular Protest Movement and Why It Matters
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