Carlin Uncensored Carlin Uncensored

Comedian George Carlin is dead at 71. The Nation pays tribute to "America's most consistently savage social commentator."

Jun 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / YouTube

This Brave Nation: Two Generations of Hope This Brave Nation: Two Generations of Hope

Pete Seeger talks about music and activism with one of the country's most effective young grassroots leaders, Majora Carter.

Jun 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brave Nation

Seeing Past the Gorgons Seeing Past the Gorgons

The New Yorker's art critic turns his eye toward the cultural summits.

Jun 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

The Novelist and the Murderers The Novelist and the Murderers

Francisco Goldman's The Art of Political Murder sparks calls for accountability in Central America's "kingdom of impunity."

Jun 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nathaniel Popper

Grace Grace

The line we must walk
without any shadow

of a doubt, echoes
in the heart. The

history of each person's
bread. Everything is,

Jun 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Pam Rehm

It’s About Freedom It’s About Freedom

Philip Guston at the Morgan Library.

Jun 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Stillman

This Brave Nation: Peace Takes Courage This Brave Nation: Peace Takes Courage

Antiwar activist Ava Lowery and the ACLU's Anthony Romero discuss the legal quagmire into which the country has sunk since 9/11.

Jun 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brave Nation

Back Talk: Honor Moore Back Talk: Honor Moore

Poet Honor Moore talks about her family's response to her memoir, The Bishop's Daughter.

Jun 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

City of Fear City of Fear

A new book explores the historical ties between African-American and Japanese-American communities in Los Angeles.

Jun 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Personal Histories Personal Histories

New collections by Adam Zagajewski and Julia Hartwig suggest that postwar Polish verse can't be reduced to "poetry of witness."

Jun 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Paloff