The Best Wars of Their Lives The Best Wars of Their Lives
A historian plugs some suspicious gaps in two revisionist histories of Vietnam.
Sep 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Our New Look Our New Look
Take note of our new look, new features, the return of Comix Nation in the print edition of the magazine.
Sep 27, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors
Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer
His autobiography sheds light on what motivates hard-right political leaders to apply brutal economic shock therapy.
Sep 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Klein
Blackwater, Blackwater Blackwater, Blackwater
Tevye couldn't have sung it any better.
Sep 27, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Class Acts Class Acts
The left's literary canon has neglected the contributions less-celebrated writers have made to the political significance of literature.
Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
Bush on Iraq Bush on Iraq
He's digging us in, deeper and deeper.
Sep 20, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Times They Are A-Changin’ The Times They Are A-Changin’
Politics aside, a speeded-up primary season may be a unique opportunity to rethink our notions of time altogether.
Sep 20, 2007 / Editorial / Annabelle Gurwitch
Should Ex-Presidents Be Put to Death? Should Ex-Presidents Be Put to Death?
To the Editor of The Nation:
Sep 18, 2007 / Letters / The Nation
Little Disturbances, Enormous Changes Little Disturbances, Enormous Changes
Remembering Grace Paley and the impact she had on literature, activism and many generations of women and children.
Sep 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kathy Engel
Fear of Restrooms Fear of Restrooms
Now that we know there's a vice squad deployed to find people looking to hook up for quickies in airport bathrooms, air travel has taken on a whole new dimension.
Sep 17, 2007 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich