Running on Empty Running on Empty
Was the failure to solve the US energy crisis of the 1970s a product of bad government policy, or of voters demanding that their government do the impossible?
Aug 4, 2016 / Jefferson Decker
An Hour Without Trump An Hour Without Trump
Susan Faludi on her trans father, Edward Snowden’s lawyer on the NSA, and Tom Lutz on politics and travel.
Aug 4, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
According to ‘Oslo’ According to ‘Oslo’
In J.T. Rogers’s new play, the process of negotiating the Oslo Accords is the only concern; how well they turned out is rendered irrelevant.
Aug 3, 2016 / Alisa Solomon
Never-Endings Never-Endings
Georges Perec’s books are designed to stir readers to think actively, freshly, and imaginatively about what could have been, and what might come next.
Aug 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Joanna Scott
Hit Machine Hit Machine
It’s unclear what the Clinton campaign thought they could gain by association with Katy Perry on the DNC’s biggest night.
Jul 29, 2016 / David Hajdu
A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations
How to talk to your coworkers who share different political views.
Jul 29, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
What Breeds in ‘Standing Water’ What Breeds in ‘Standing Water’
Eleanor Chai’s poems require delving below the surface of each compact, enjambment-packed stanza, forcing the reader through a process of discovery not unlike Chai’s own origin sto...
Jul 29, 2016 / Larissa Pham
There’s a Problem With ‘Crowd Labor’ There’s a Problem With ‘Crowd Labor’
Online outsourcing comes with costs.
Jul 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The 2016 Nation Student Writing Contest The 2016 Nation Student Writing Contest
Entries will be accepted through Monday, September 26, 2016.
Jul 28, 2016 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg
Jesse Ball’s Extreme Minimalism Jesse Ball’s Extreme Minimalism
His settings are dark, sketchy, and unrealistic by dint of what’s held back.
Jul 28, 2016 / Sasha Chapin