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The linguist Tony Thorne on the word that’s become an obsession of the political right. Plus, the poet Robin Coste Lewis talks with the staff writer Hilton Als. (article)
What exactly does “woke” mean, and how did it become so powerful? Plus, the contributing writer Eren Orbey on the custody battles facing mothers of children conceived in rape. (episode)
For many on the right, the problems America faces mostly stem from wokeness, a word that means . . . what? David Remnick talks with a linguist of slang to unpack the power of a word.
Women who bear children conceived during rape may be tied to their assailants—and subject to their manipulation—for the next eighteen years.
The poet explains how suffering a traumatic brain injury led her to a career in poetry.