Remember ‘The Jungle’! Remember ‘The Jungle’!
As Upton Sinclair's novel turns 100, it reminds us that the best way to nurture pride in America is to see its underbelly--and tell the truth about it.
Apr 17, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Mattson
Grace Notes Grace Notes
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt's journey toward stillness has been halted by the roar and rawness of his latest piece.
Apr 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Paul Griffiths
I’ll Be Your Mirror I’ll Be Your Mirror
The art on display at the Whitney Biennial 2006 doesn't have to tell us it's not morning in America: We know that by watching the evening news.
Apr 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
John Yoo’s Tortured Logic John Yoo’s Tortured Logic
The Berkeley law professor's carte blanche constitutionalism was a gift to the Bush Administration, offering legalistic justifications for lawless behavior.
Apr 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes
The World According to Karen Finley The World According to Karen Finley
Performance artist Karen Finley answers questions about politics, satire and her new book, a fantasy affair between George W. Bush and Martha Stewart.
Apr 7, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Bryan Farrell
Treasure Island Treasure Island
Reviews of Iron Island, Inside Man and Sisters in Law.
Apr 6, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Odd Couple The Odd Couple
In Sound and Fury, sportswriter Dave Kindred examines the intersecting lives of Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell.
Apr 6, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Gene Seymour
Inside Man Inside Man
In America at the Crossroads, Francis Fukuyama critiques the neoconservative movement and its disastrous defense of the Iraq War. But he remains fully committed to the unchecked us...
Apr 6, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Perry Anderson
When Doves Cry When Doves Cry
Two new books explore the Arab-Israeli tragedy: Shlomo Ben-Ami's Scars of War, Wounds of Peace and Gershom Gorenberg's The Accidental Empire.
Mar 30, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Joel Beinin
Poll Vault Poll Vault
In Conned, Nation reporter Sasha Abramsky sets out to highlight a growing population of disenfranchised Americans.
Mar 30, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin