Books and Ideas

Rachel Monroe’s Elegant Dissection of True Crime Fanaticism

Rachel Monroe’s Elegant Dissection of True Crime Fanaticism Rachel Monroe’s Elegant Dissection of True Crime Fanaticism

In Savage Appetites, she sketches an unconventional history of some of the 21st century’s most notable and horrific crimes—through the eyes of women on the edges of these acts.

Aug 28, 2019 / Sophie Haigney

Omar Tlaib trump netanyahu

Trump Pressures Israel to Deny Entry to Two Members of Congress Trump Pressures Israel to Deny Entry to Two Members of Congress

A president’s powers should not be employed To get back at people with whom he’s annoyed. But this one’s so eager to punish his foes, he May next send the troops in to capture Pelo…

Aug 27, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Greenland’s New Deal

Greenland’s New Deal Greenland’s New Deal

ignore this…

Aug 27, 2019 / Matt Bors

Caspar Weinberger

Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning

In her memoir, the poet confronts America’s role in El Salvador’s brutal civil war.

Aug 27, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Suzy Hansen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

[Redacted] or Bust [Redacted] or Bust

The Democratic base could build a winning coalition—if they don’t consume themselves first.
 

Aug 27, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Quentin Tarantino

‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Is a Science Fiction Film ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Is a Science Fiction Film

Far from wallowing in nostalgia, Tarantino is using alternative history to critique conventional Hollywood endings.

Aug 23, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Solve a Suicide How to Solve a Suicide

Step one: I certainly didn’t do it.

Aug 20, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

How the US Exported Its Border Around the World

How the US Exported Its Border Around the World How the US Exported Its Border Around the World

Todd Miller’s new book examines the massive industrial complex that sustains and influences the lines that divide the globe.

Aug 20, 2019 / Aaron Bady

Verwoerd assassination

The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM

When my relative stabbed PM Hendrik Verwoerd to death, he was described as a “madman”—but he was really trying to bring down apartheid.

Aug 16, 2019 / Nikos Konstandaras

Newsroom.

Media Companies Are (Still) Failing When It Comes to Diversity Media Companies Are (Still) Failing When It Comes to Diversity

We all need to do better—and that includes The Nation.

Aug 15, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan

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