February 25, 1956: Khrushchev Denounces the Stalinist ‘Personality Cult’ February 25, 1956: Khrushchev Denounces the Stalinist ‘Personality Cult’
The fear-besotted US was “in danger once again” The Nation warned, “of being left alone at the station as Lenin’s locomotive of history goes racing toward t...
Feb 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Jean-Luc Godard and the End of Cinema Jean-Luc Godard and the End of Cinema
The French director is still grappling with the collapsing culture of cinema while imagining its future incarnation.
Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
A Volcano of Documents A Volcano of Documents
How the discovery of police archives has altered the memory of political atrocities in Guatemala.
Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby
Dhaka Stories Dhaka Stories
K. Anis Ahmed’s stringent tales of life in the sprawling capital of Bangladesh.
Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / André Naffis-Sahely
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Khirbet Khizeh is a study in ambiguity of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eyal Press
Letters Letters
Black lives more than matter; sharing is creepy; the root of the problem; radical pessimism; one person, no vote; any fool can make a rule…
Feb 25, 2015 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3356 Puzzle No. 3356
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Feb 25, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
A 2-Day Revolt at a Texas Private Prison Reveals Everything That’s Wrong with Criminalizing Immigration A 2-Day Revolt at a Texas Private Prison Reveals Everything That’s Wrong with Criminalizing Immigration
The uprising puts the spotlight on the cozy relationship between private prison corporations and the nation’s immigration enforcement machinery.
Feb 24, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III
A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1957 to 1968.
Feb 24, 2015 / The Nation
This Year’s Climate Talks Are Our Last (and Best) Chance to Slow Global Warming This Year’s Climate Talks Are Our Last (and Best) Chance to Slow Global Warming
An interview with Jeffrey Sachs on the 2015 Paris negotiations, sustainable development and the profound threat facing our planet.
Feb 24, 2015 / David Kortava