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Sustaining Open Access
A new open-access publishing model in the humanities and social sciences is praised for its audacity, but is it sustainable?
'Should I Go to Grad School?'
New book on making the choice offers an enriching discussion with no clear answers.
Opinion
Value, Price and Profit
A publisher demands the removal of writings by Marx and Engels -- just before May Day. Scott McLemee fans the flames of discontent.
'The Value of the Humanities'
Author of new book explains why no one case can be made for the importance of the humanities -- and why the arguments must be different in America and Britain.
Opinion
Before the Fall
1177 B.C. was the kind of year people try to forget. Scott McLemee reports on a book that takes us all the way back.
Opinion
Without Feathers
A new book describes the history of resistance to the income tax. Scott McLemee celebrates April 16 with a look.
Opinion
Hope and Climate Change
A new book tries to find grounds for optimism in the face of ecological upheaval. Scott McLemee warms to the effort.
Cengage Surfaces
After nine months, Cengage Learning emerges from bankruptcy -- and gets right back to addressing familiar challenges.