Suicide Is Painless Suicide Is Painless
Kang's political mentor--and reputed former lover--is found with a bullet in his brain. As the media is poised to pounce, she readies her talking points with a growing sense of dre...
Jan 17, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
Political Fact Meets Political Fiction Political Fact Meets Political Fiction
Politics is a serious business--and it's no secret that at The Nation, we're pretty darn serious about it. But politics is also a highly entertaining blood sport, rife with scand...
Jan 17, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bella’s Way Bella’s Way
They just don't make women politicians like Bella Abzug anymore.
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nona Willis Aronowitz
L.A. L.A.
Politically speaking
look at this
a word at a time
on my knee
looking forward to a picnic
with my friends
in the afternoon
in their car
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Eileen Myles
On the Books On the Books
A "rogue sociologist" gains unprecedented insight on the day-to-day workings of a Chicago gang.
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ted Conover
Little Ships of Horror Little Ships of Horror
Marcus Rediker's breathtaking "human history" of the slave ship reveals how the transatlantic slave trade demeaned everyone it touched.
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Leslie Brown
The Mourning After The Mourning After
The antiabortion movement has found a new face to exploit for political gain. And it's male.
Jan 17, 2008 / Feature / Sarah Blustain
Experts in Terror Experts in Terror
The US government relies heavily on the testimony of self-styled terrorism experts in prosecuting the "war on terror." But how credible are they?
Jan 17, 2008 / Feature / Petra Bartosiewicz
The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim
If the campaign becomes a competition between race and gender, the winner will be whichever white man the GOP nominates.
Jan 17, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Moody’s: The Terrorist at Ground Zero Moody’s: The Terrorist at Ground Zero
Lusting after pools of Social Security and Medicare money, the Wall Street giant aims to dictate national policy through the barrel of a financial gun.
Jan 17, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn