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The Discourse of Undocumentedness: Talking with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

  • Emily Stochl
  • November 2, 2020
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio discusses her first book, THE UNDOCUMENTED AMERICANS.
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From the Editors: Election 2020

  • The Rumpus
  • October 6, 2020
Rumpus editors share their thoughts, fears, and concerns around the impending election.
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The World Is on Fire: Living Weapon by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

  • Andre Bagoo
  • October 2, 2020
A democratic art, the poet says, will take us through. Come November, vote.
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Survival Soup

  • Andy Mingo
  • October 1, 2020
You could say that I have trained for this pandemic all my life.
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Reclaiming History from the Bigots: Jill Lepore’s This America

  • Robert Rosenberger
  • September 23, 2020
History itself is not so conveniently tidy, and neither is this book.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Sacred Stories”

  • Sarah Kasbeer
  • September 8, 2020
All anyone really wants is to be seen and heard, and yet we avoid seeing and hearing others every day.
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Until Democracy Falls: Talking with Matthew Baker

  • Garrett Biggs
  • August 14, 2020
Matthew Baker discusses his new story collection, WHY VISIT AMERICA.
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Beyond Anger and Sorrow: On Poetry, Pleasure, Politics, and Offense

  • Jonathan Farmer
  • July 21, 2020
A poetry of coalition building: how would that sound?
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President of Smut

  • Marlena Williams
  • October 26, 2017
Our country has always been ruled by and for the privileged, but never has this glaring injustice in the system been made so shamelessly clear.
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A Recommended Reading List for Trump’s America

  • Spencer Folkins
  • February 8, 2017
We asked nineteen authors what books they'd suggest as recommended reading in light of America's new political reality.
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American Writers on Donald Trump

  • The Rumpus
  • May 26, 2016
American writers have issued a statement on Donald Trump’s candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. They are asking writers across the country to sign a petition signifying their…
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Anohni on the Election

  • Liz Wood
  • May 16, 2016
Anohni has established a reputation for political commentary throughout her career, and more recently with songs like “Drone Bomb Me” off of her most recent album, HOPELESSNESS. Now she’s turned her unremitting gaze…
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