Poetry, From Noun to Verb Poetry, From Noun to Verb
Nathaniel Mackey's most recent collection of subtle, intricate poetry weaves images from Arab and African diasporas with a contemporary sense of dislocation.
Aug 31, 2006 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Let’s Dance Let’s Dance
In Tango: The Art History of Love, Robert Thompson traces the dance's roots in Afro-Argentine history. Tomas Eloy Martínez's The Tango Singer appropriates its music to explo...
Aug 31, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Marina Harss
Five Poems by Ko Un Five Poems by Ko Un
Two beggars
sharing a meal of the food they've been given
The new moon shines intensely
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Aug 31, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Writers From the Other Asia Writers From the Other Asia
Four new books explore Korea's cold war hangover and the indelible mark left by its North-South division.
Aug 31, 2006 / Books & the Arts / John Feffer
All Governments (and Some Journalists) Lie All Governments (and Some Journalists) Lie
Democracy demands that journalists tell the truth. The success of liars like Bob Novak and Ann Coulter is a greater threat to America than a truck full of terrorists bent on doing ...
Aug 31, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Choice on Iraq The Choice on Iraq
Here's how Democrats should spin the biggest political question in the midterm elections.
Aug 31, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Arnold Breaks with Bush on Global Warming Arnold Breaks with Bush on Global Warming
California's Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cleanly broke with the White House yesterday by reaching a broad agreement with state Dems to severely cap greenhouse gas em...
Aug 31, 2006 / The Nation
No Rx in Massachusetts No Rx in Massachusetts
If it becomes a national model, a new, highly touted health insurance law in Massachusetts would make American healthcare, already on life support, take a turn for the worse.
Aug 31, 2006 / Trudy Lieberman
Israel Lobby Watch Israel Lobby Watch
The Human Rights Watch reports that were sharply critical of Israel's killing of civilians in Lebanon represent the latest battle for Jewish hearts and minds in the ideological war...
Aug 31, 2006 / Philip Weiss
Katrina One Year After Katrina One Year After
Great tragedies call for visionary leadership. This is the moment for progressives to summon the guts to forge a compelling message not just about what's come apart in America, but...
Aug 31, 2006 / The Editors