George W. Bush and the Politics of Knowledge Denial George W. Bush and the Politics of Knowledge Denial
Just as Moby-Dick was too much for Ahab, our new century may be too difficult for us to comprehend.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow
Remembering Eliot Asinof Remembering Eliot Asinof
Eliot Asinof, blacklisted author of Eight Men Out, created a lifetime of work celebrating rebels and victims of injustice.
Jun 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Kisseloff
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