Subverting the Western: A Conversation With Hernan Diaz Subverting the Western: A Conversation With Hernan Diaz
The author of In the Distance discusses foreignness, his theory of genre, and what it means to do research for a novel.
Nov 20, 2017 / Q&A / Aaron Bady
Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities
An interview with the woman who launched the Me Too campaign over a decade ago.
Nov 17, 2017 / Q&A / Elizabeth Adetiba
King, Gandhi, and Thurman: A Conversation With Sarah Azaransky King, Gandhi, and Thurman: A Conversation With Sarah Azaransky
The author of This Worldwide Struggle discusses the interreligious and international roots of the civil-rights movement.
Nov 13, 2017 / Q&A / Anakwa Dwamena
We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid
The novel Exit West is about the many migrations that humans undergo. Its author finds universality and hope in that.
Oct 30, 2017 / Q&A / Caitlin L. Chandler
Danny Meyer Has a Few ‘Tips’ of His Own Danny Meyer Has a Few ‘Tips’ of His Own
An interview with the restaurateur behind Shake Shack on ending tips and educating diners.
Oct 13, 2017 / Q&A / Anna Lappé
Che Guevara: Lessons From a Revolutionary Life Che Guevara: Lessons From a Revolutionary Life
Fifty years after Che Guevara’s death, The Nation interviews his biographer, Jon Lee Anderson.
Oct 9, 2017 / Q&A / Miguel Salazar
Noam Chomsky Diagnoses the Trump Era Noam Chomsky Diagnoses the Trump Era
The president has abetted the collapse of a decaying system; Chomsky explains how.
Oct 3, 2017 / Q&A / Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian
When Growing Old Means Living in Your Car, Working in an Amazon Warehouse When Growing Old Means Living in Your Car, Working in an Amazon Warehouse
An interview with Nomadland author Jessica Bruder on America’s new, precarious old age.
Sep 29, 2017 / Q&A / Astra Taylor
The Air We Breathe: A Conversation With Arundhati Roy The Air We Breathe: A Conversation With Arundhati Roy
The writer discusses her new novel, love, justice, and Indian politics.
Jul 17, 2017 / Q&A / Ratik Asokan
Al Franken Is Not Running for President Al Franken Is Not Running for President
But his new book is the antidote to Trumpism.
Jun 5, 2017 / Q&A / Joan Walsh