Lincoln: The Great Uncompromiser Lincoln: The Great Uncompromiser
He fought to remake the center—not yield to it.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Karp
Angela Carter: Breaking the Spell Angela Carter: Breaking the Spell
For the English writer, literature and feminism had the power to upend the fictions that regulate our world
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Namara Smith
Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking
Gorbachev set out to transform the Soviet Union from within. What happened?
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Keith Gessen
In Search of Joni Mitchell In Search of Joni Mitchell
David Yaffe’s new biography doesn’t reach as far into the horizon as Mitchell’s music.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Syme
What Was It Like to Be Ernest Hemingway? What Was It Like to Be Ernest Hemingway?
The world of the Hemingways rattled with frequent gunfire.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / John Banville
The Escalating Nuclear Threat Finally Has the Public’s Attention. Now What? The Escalating Nuclear Threat Finally Has the Public’s Attention. Now What?
There is no substitute for our leaders’ coming to the table and beginning a dialogue.
Oct 24, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Loneliness of Elizabeth Bishop The Loneliness of Elizabeth Bishop
Using antique verse structures to expose and heal her personal wounds, the poet often hid in plain sight.
Oct 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
The Power Historian The Power Historian
What was Arthur Schlesinger’s “vital center”?
Oct 12, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Marcus
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
The Two Andrew Jacksons The Two Andrew Jacksons
Jacksonian democracy may have been liberating for some, but it was repressive for many others.
Aug 10, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin