How Mona Chalabi Explains Income Inequality How Mona Chalabi Explains Income Inequality
An interview with the data journalist about how she uses numbers and design to illustrate how class weighs on the lives of Americans.
Nov 10, 2026 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
Letters From the December 2026 Issue Letters From the December 2026 Issue
True progress… A willful blilndness… Correction…
Nov 10, 2026 / Our Readers
How Did New York Become So Unequal? How Did New York Become So Unequal?
A new history of New York examines how it went from a center of social-democratic experiment to one of neoliberal devastation.
Nov 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Joshua B. Freeman
Rethinking the Early History of North America Rethinking the Early History of North America
Peter Mancall’s new book reframes the history of the American continent as a zone of encounters between Native peoples, European empires, and African societies.
Nov 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ned Blackhawk
Chad Harbach’s Novel of Millennial Intellectuals Chad Harbach’s Novel of Millennial Intellectuals
In “The Brightness,” Harbach examines life before 2016.
Nov 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano
The False Promise of Bob Woodward The False Promise of Bob Woodward
He’s always been known as an intrepid journalist. But critics in “The Nation,” throughout decades, identified ways he held important stories for his own gain.
Nov 2, 2026 / Richard Kreitner
What Is Money? What Is Money?
In their new book, economists Arjun Jayadev and J.W. Mason examine the peculiar role money plays in shaping human life.
Oct 29, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Trevor Jackson
William Gass’s Brilliant and Maddening Magnum Opus William Gass’s Brilliant and Maddening Magnum Opus
Long out of print, The Tunnel returns with a timely exploration of the fascism of the heart.
Oct 27, 2026 / Books & the Arts / John Semley
Who Was Emily Brontë? Who Was Emily Brontë?
A new biography tries to reconstruct her everyday life.
Oct 21, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya