Antigone Kefala and the Art of Exile Antigone Kefala and the Art of Exile
The Australian writer’s 1984 novel, The Island, is a hypnotic work of fiction about the border between life and art.
Jun 4, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Madeleine Watts
Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think
What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty.
Jun 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer
One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight
The shortage can be addressed not through costly new development but by reusing existing buildings.
Jun 2, 2025 / Kate Wagner
When the Red Scare Came for Jessica Mitford When the Red Scare Came for Jessica Mitford
A graphic episode from Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me.
Reclaiming Language: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Reclaiming Language: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Shortly before his death, The Nation spoke with the Kenyan writer about his most recent essay collection Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas.
Jun 2, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Rhoda Feng
Who Does Nathan Fielder Think He Is? Who Does Nathan Fielder Think He Is?
The second season of his HBO series The Rehearsal—which tackles the crisis facing the aviation industry—is better understood as an extreme form of reality TV.
Jun 2, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
What Was “Expat Lit”? What Was “Expat Lit”?
American writers have long made European misadventures the stuff of fiction, but what does it mean to be an expatriate today? Andrew Lipstein’s Something Rotten is one answer.
Jun 2, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Oscar Dorr
Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism
From Iran-contra to Iraq war WMD lies to Trumpism, this right-wing pundit kept subverting democracy.
May 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Peter Kuper’s Graphic Novel, Where the Insects Draw Us Peter Kuper’s Graphic Novel, Where the Insects Draw Us
Insectopolis explores the often-unseen—and rapidly disappearing—world we share.
May 29, 2025 / Steve Brodner
Listening Closely to John Adams Listening Closely to John Adams
The composer is an undeniable part of the classical music canon. Does that change the meaning of his radical early work?
May 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Chris Cohen