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Dive deeper into select pamphlets

The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning

Mar 24, 2026

PPP

The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning

Dive deeper into James Chandler's new pamphlet from Prickly Paradigm Press

How Do We Think About Population in the Anthropocene?

Mar 30, 2026

PPP

How Do We Think About Population in the Anthropocene?

Dive deeper into one of the most challenging questions facing Anthropocene Studies.

Last Words: Large Language Models and the AI Apocolypse

Mar 27, 2026

PPP

Last Words: Large Language Models and the AI Apocolypse

Dive deeper into Paul Kockelman's latest PPP pamphlet.

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Relaunching Prickly Paradigm Press

Mar 12, 2026

PPP

Relaunching Prickly Paradigm Press


Allow us to reintroduce ourselves.`

Danny Postel on the Iran-Iraq War's Legacy

Apr 1, 2026

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Danny Postel on the Iran-Iraq War's Legacy


For New Lines Magazine, the author of Reading Legitimation Crisis in Tehran brings historical context to the conflict in Iran.

Chandler on Trump's Antisemitism

Mar 23, 2026

Peter Sahlins

Chandler on Trump's Antisemitism


“Trump’s Contested Antisemitism Fight is Accelerating Again,” announced the New York Times on March 21, noting how he’s suing Harvard and UCLA for antisemitism, while preparing cases against Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania.

There are no roadmaps

Mar 12, 2026

PPP

There are no roadmaps


Donna Haraway reflects on the Companion Species Manifesto with Laura Flanders.

Habermas in Iran

Mar 15, 2026

Peter Sahlins, PPP

Habermas in Iran


Danny Postel's 2006 pamphlet has new relevance

Fall 2026: Population in the Anthropocene

Mar 15, 2026

Peter Sahlins, PPP

Fall 2026: Population in the Anthropocene


Brings together the world’s key thinkers in Anthropocene Studies from a wide range of disciplines to think critically about the most important variable: population.

There are no roadmaps

Mar 12, 2026

PPP

There are no roadmaps


Donna Haraway reflects on the Companion Species Manifesto with Laura Flanders.

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