It Was Heaven That They Burned It Was Heaven That They Burned
Who is Rigoberta Menchú?
Sep 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
How Much Do We Learn From the First Cut of History? How Much Do We Learn From the First Cut of History?
One year later, the blockbuster Game Change can be read as much for how little election narratives explain about history as for the story of the 2008 campaign.
Sep 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Julian E. Zelizer
On Revelations of Where the Secret Funding for the Tea Party Comes From On Revelations of Where the Secret Funding for the Tea Party Comes From
Who's behind the curtain?
Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Ten Things the Past Can Teach Us Today Ten Things the Past Can Teach Us Today
"Live as if you are free" and other lessons of the past can help us build a progressive future.
Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Ruth Harris's Dreyfus; Deborah Amos's Eclipse of the Sunnis.
Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Reverse Psychology: On Ernst Weiss Reverse Psychology: On Ernst Weiss
In Georg Letham, Ernst Weiss turned to psychoanalysis to tap an atmosphere of unknown terror and mystery.
Sep 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Elias Altman
The Unmaking of a Company Man The Unmaking of a Company Man
An education begun in the shadow of the Brandenburg Gate.
Aug 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
No Name or Too Many? On Javier Marías No Name or Too Many? On Javier Marías
In Javier Marías's trilogy Your Face Tomorrow, the self is composed of borrowed languages and an uncertain voice.
Aug 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
The Book of Amos: On Gideon Levy The Book of Amos: On Gideon Levy
Because of Gaza, "everything is tainted" in Israel, according to Gideon Levy.
Aug 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich
Katha Pollitt Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement’ American Book Award Katha Pollitt Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement’ American Book Award
The Nation's Katha Pollitt has been awarded the thirty-first annual American Book Award's prestigious "Lifetime Achievement" prize, celebrating her contributions both as an essayist and a poet. This is Pollitt's first American Book Award; she will be honored on September 19 at the awards ceremony in San Francisco. Pollitt is the author of several collections of essays; her most recent books include Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories(2007) and her second collection of poetry, The Mind-Body Problem (2009). Other ABA winners this year include Amiri Baraka, Dave Eggers and Pamela Ushuk. Pollitt has written for The Nation since 1980, and her regular column, "Subject to Debate" has run since 1995. You can read more about the awards here. The ceremony is open to the public. Pollitt's recent columns can be found here, and information and links for all of Pollitt's books can be found on her website.
Aug 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Press Room