Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists
Though hyped in the media as the latest thing, the images generated by AI art are actually old, trapping the viewer in a time loop of kitsch.
Jun 14, 2023 / Dwayne Monroe
The Swiss Village That Made Kropotkin an Anarchist The Swiss Village That Made Kropotkin an Anarchist
Cyril Schäublin’s Unrest may be the most orderly movie about anarchists ever made.
Jun 14, 2023 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
How Michael Franti Finds Hope in Troubled Times How Michael Franti Finds Hope in Troubled Times
A music legend, and longtime Nation reader, talks about music, optimism, and Howard Zinn.
Jun 13, 2023 / Dave Zirin and Dave Ashton
Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
In The Backstreets, the novelist and poet documents the centuries of dislocation imposed on the Uyghur people
Jun 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Yangyang Cheng
The Western Media Is Whitewashing the Azov Battalion The Western Media Is Whitewashing the Azov Battalion
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, these fighters were neo-Nazis. They still are.
Jun 13, 2023 / Feature / Lev Golinkin
The Enduring Grift of the Washington Operator The Enduring Grift of the Washington Operator
A new book argues that D.C. became a swamp in the Trump years, but like any company town it has always been a hive of influence peddling, self-dealing, and graft.
Jun 12, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home
The political preacher who made the religion look bad.
Raging Bullshit: Credits and the Hollywood Economy Raging Bullshit: Credits and the Hollywood Economy
The Max streaming platform debuted a credit system that obscures the actual work done by film writers and other creative workers.
Jun 8, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game
The American right doesn’t need the John Birch Society these days, but that is because it’s adopted the Birchers’ extremism wholesale.
Jun 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Nathan Robinson
Olaf Stapledon’s Cosmology of Peace Olaf Stapledon’s Cosmology of Peace
In his science fiction classic Star Maker, he imagines a way to overcome fascism on a galactic scale.
Jun 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jaime Green