The Nation’s Summer-Reading List: Part 1 The Nation’s Summer-Reading List: Part 1
What’s on their lists? Eastern European history, new fiction, a biography of James Joyce, and more.
Jun 6, 2016 / The Nation
How Poems Think How Poems Think
The power of lyric poetry lies in negation, not self-assertion.
Jun 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali ‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali
Ali was shaped by his times. But his death should remind us that he also shaped them.
Jun 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Old Locks and Irregular Pounds Old Locks and Irregular Pounds
Henry Threadgill’s improvisations are adventurous, though never at the expense of human feeling.
Jun 3, 2016 / David Hajdu
5 Books: University Press Books That Tackle Capitalism From Every Angle 5 Books: University Press Books That Tackle Capitalism From Every Angle
The best books for understanding our modern crises.
Jun 3, 2016 / Julia Ott
Is the Supreme Court’s Role Overstated? Is the Supreme Court’s Role Overstated?
In Engines of Liberty, David Cole trains a light on civil society as a more reliable agent of constitutional change.
Jun 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell
Time Servers Time Servers
A vision of time travel gets trapped in the media of our time.
Jun 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ava Kofman
Puzzle No. 3400 Puzzle No. 3400
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Large cat doesn’t finish eating large fruit (4) 3 Someone, moving in the old ways, ran and flocked together in dis…
Jun 2, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters From the June 20-27, 2016, Issue Letters From the June 20-27, 2016, Issue
For if dreams die… Thinking big—by thinking small… A chance to apologize… Unfinished or incomplete?…
Jun 2, 2016 / Our Readers
‘The Nation’ Has a New President! ‘The Nation’ Has a New President!
Erin O’Mara has a proven ability to balance financial concerns with the mission-based priorities that define our magazine.
Jun 2, 2016 / Press Room