Culture

Eyewitness to the German Revolution

Eyewitness to the German Revolution Eyewitness to the German Revolution

Victor Klemperer’s dispatches from interwar Germany.

Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon

Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?

Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy? Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?

What many liberal commentators miss about the growing crisis of liberal democracy rippling through Europe and the Americas.

Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

Wendy Brown in Berkeley in 2016.

Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown

For the Berkeley political-science professor, border walls signify a population in distress. 

Jan 9, 2019 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019

Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019 Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019

For those of us who worked with Norman, it’s hard to imagine The Nation without him. He contributed articles, editorials, and reviews to our pages for an astounding six decades.

Jan 9, 2019 / The Nation

The Last Great Literary Painter

The Last Great Literary Painter The Last Great Literary Painter

The legacy of Eugène Delacroix. 

Jan 7, 2019 / Barry Schwabsky

Aldean Country Concert

Country Music Is Also Mexican Music Country Music Is Also Mexican Music

The Department of Homeland Security recruits agents at country festivals, but the musical genre knows no borders.

Jan 3, 2019 / Ludwig Hurtado

Amos Oz Obituary

Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel

How will Israel imagine itself with this uncompromising truth speaker no longer on the scene?

Jan 2, 2019 / Amy Wilentz

How Curators Are Finding the Climate in Art History

How Curators Are Finding the Climate in Art History How Curators Are Finding the Climate in Art History

The recent “Nature’s Nation” exhibition locates the hidden ecological and environmental roots of American art. 

Dec 27, 2018 / Hannah Stamler

Yemen Bombed Buildings

Chaos in Yemen: A Conversation With Isa Blumi Chaos in Yemen: A Conversation With Isa Blumi

A historian of the Middle East unpacks the widely misunderstood origins of one of the world’s most devastating conflicts.

Dec 21, 2018 / Gunar Olsen

The Best Albums of 2018

The Best Albums of 2018 The Best Albums of 2018

A striking number of this year’s most potent albums give voice to the disorientation, anxiety, and rage that infuse the human experience today.

Dec 21, 2018 / David Hajdu

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