Books & the Arts

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

In Nell Zink’s The Wallcreeper, biology fails to determine anything at all.

Apr 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Gold

Grim Reaper Edition

Grim Reaper Edition Grim Reaper Edition

The best live shows, audiobooks and Eric's funeral playlist: it's all inside today's Altercation.

Apr 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

The ‘Immortal’ Judith Malina, 1926–2015

The ‘Immortal’ Judith Malina, 1926–2015 The ‘Immortal’ Judith Malina, 1926–2015

The founder of the Living Theater was absolute about her principles as a pacifist anarchist, yet never dismissive or judgmental toward those who didn’t share them.

Apr 13, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/9/15?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/9/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/9/15?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/9/15?

Apr 9, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

Jobs and Empire

Jobs and Empire Jobs and Empire

The music of Empire is the theology of capitalism.

Apr 8, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

Development and Humanitarian Politics

Development and Humanitarian Politics Development and Humanitarian Politics

Why debates about community development sidestep the issue of inequality.

Apr 8, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Jamie Martin

Forensic Translation

Forensic Translation Forensic Translation

Translation is not the art of failure but the art of the possible.

Apr 7, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Paloff

Angora Bunny

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/3/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/3/15?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/3/15?

Apr 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

What We Can Learn From the Workers, Activists and Even Politicians Who Tore Down the First Gilded Age

What We Can Learn From the Workers, Activists and Even Politicians Who Tore Down the First Gilded Age What We Can Learn From the Workers, Activists and Even Politicians Who Tore Down the First Gilded Age

Americans were furious at the inequalities of their country 200 years ago. Could they get as angry today?

Apr 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser

Chris Hayes: Why We Need ‘The Nation’ Today

Chris Hayes: Why We Need ‘The Nation’ Today Chris Hayes: Why We Need ‘The Nation’ Today

MSNBC's Chris Hayes celebrates The Nation's 150th anniversary.

Apr 1, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Press Room

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