Coming to America! Coming to America!
Reviews of films from the vulgar to the magisterial: Borat, Flags of Our Fathers, For Your Consideration, Our Daily Bread and Fur.
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Half a Life Half a Life
In The Lay of the Land, the final work in Richard Ford's acclaimed trilogy, Frank Bascombe picks up where he left off in Independence Day--taking road trips, describing houses and ...
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Hedin
Representative Fictions Representative Fictions
An ambitious two-volume history of the novel explores its evolution across continents and centuries.
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Letter From Venezuela: The Land of Chavismo Letter From Venezuela: The Land of Chavismo
Although the United States itches to do away with Hugo Chávez, his socialist policies are alleviating poverty and earning the people's trust. To Bush's chagrin, the Venezuel...
Nov 16, 2006 / Feature / Chesa Boudin
Watershed Watershed
It's time for Democrats to break out of their risk-averse habits and blaze a new trail--if they can only remember how.
Nov 16, 2006 / Feature / William Greider
Now What? Now What?
The party of permanent war--which includes lawmakers like Biden, Emanuel and Lantos--is regrouping for a counterattack, their numbers refreshed by a phalanx of incoming Blue Dogs.
Nov 16, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Trying to Be at Least Civil in Bidding Don Rumsfeld Farewell Trying to Be at Least Civil in Bidding Don Rumsfeld Farewell
Pentagon briefings won't be the same.
Nov 16, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Nation Notes Nation Notes
We welcome Lakshmi Chaudhry and Christopher Hayes as contributing writers to The Nation and to The Notion, our online blog. Both have appeared previously in The Nation.
Nov 16, 2006 / The Editors
Remembering Nation Friends Remembering Nation Friends
Remembering Ellen Willis, William Styron and Richard Gilman.
Nov 16, 2006 / The Editors
Crisis at Libération Crisis at Libération
Beset with financial woes, a labor-management power struggle and an aging leftist readership, the legendary French newspaper is on the brink of extinction.
Nov 16, 2006 / K.A. Dilday