The Dream Life of Desire The Dream Life of Desire
Drawing a line between poetry and the political has never been simple.
Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
When Leftists Become Conservatives When Leftists Become Conservatives
It sure is a bracing feeling for the chair-bound intellectual to imagine himself the drivetrain in the engine of history.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Rick Perlstein
How to Lose Friends and Influence People How to Lose Friends and Influence People
…and other tales from the “back of the book.”
Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Pochoda
Spreading Feminism Far and Wide Spreading Feminism Far and Wide
Straight talk about essentialism, sexism, leaning in and speaking out.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Betsy Reed and Katha Pollitt
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ‘Nation’ Readers How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ‘Nation’ Readers
On a Nation cruise, the maritime adventure I usually refer to as “Lefties at Sea,” I used to take it for granted that some of the guests were troubled by my presence.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Calvin Trillin
Night Thoughts Night Thoughts
On reverence, rebellion and other alternatives to social suicide.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals
The state of conservative intellectual debate demonstrates the power of movement crazies.
Mar 23, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems
Here’s another reminder that “personal responsibility” is a principle relevant only to the poor and the black.
Mar 23, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge
Puzzle No. 3358 Puzzle No. 3358
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Mar 23, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters Letters
From Woodrow Wilson, Oswald Garrison Villard, G. Bernard Shaw, Allen Ginsberg, Barry Goldwater, Muhammad Ali, Abbie Hoffman et al.
Mar 23, 2015