January 21, 1924: Vladimir Lenin Dies January 21, 1924: Vladimir Lenin Dies
The Nation greeted the opening act of the Russian Revolution, in March 1917, with an enthusiasm bordering on glee. But how did it eulogize Lenin when seven years later, with actual...
Jan 21, 2015 / The Almanac and Richard Kreitner
Obama’s Ambitious State of the Union Address Rejects Lame-Duck Status Obama’s Ambitious State of the Union Address Rejects Lame-Duck Status
More than a wish list, he offers a framework for 2015 legislative fights and the 2016 campaign.
Jan 21, 2015 / John Nichols
Bonfire of the Humanities Bonfire of the Humanities
Historians are losing their audience, and searching for the next trend won’t win it back.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
Mistakes Get Made Mistakes Get Made
Democracy floats on currents of change. Is it ever capable of managing them?
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears
Marriage Marriage
At the lowest stratum of Troy, beneath the Skaean Gates and broken dishes and bronze flakes as brittle as fallen leaves, Schliemann found a pair of toads in hibernation since the time of Hector and Andromache. To think of what survives!
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Devin Johnston
Koi Koi
Koi converse in slow circles of what we have not seen Mercy and the dark bottom of the pond The recirculating pump we call karma is only a sound and mysterious as well being A comforting surrounding to lives of endless destinations
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Allan Peterson
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Antal Szerb and the world’s stubborn magic.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Puzzle No. 3352 Puzzle No. 3352
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Jan 20, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Snapshot: The Left Parties Snapshot: The Left Parties
Pablo Iglesias (center), the secretary general of Spain’s progressive Podemos party, sits with Alexis Tsipras (right), the leader of Greece’s left-wing Syriza party. Syriza is expected to win in Greece’s parliamentary elections, and Podemos is polling neck-and-neck with Spain’s conservative People’s Party.
Jan 20, 2015 / Juan Medina
Gaza’s Labor Unrest Is Reaching a Boiling Point Gaza’s Labor Unrest Is Reaching a Boiling Point
As the unity government wrangles over management of the devastated Gaza Strip, government workers are striking for their overdue wages.
Jan 20, 2015 / Michelle Chen