How Israel Spies on US Citizens How Israel Spies on US Citizens
A never-shown Al Jazeera documentary on the pro-Israel lobby in the United States reveals possibly illegal Israeli spying on American citizens, and the lobby’s fear of a changing p...
Aug 31, 2018 / Alain Gresh
Letters From the September 24-October 1, 2018, Issue Letters From the September 24-October 1, 2018, Issue
‘68 Letdown What a gigantic disappointment the special 1968 issue, “Year of Global Insurrection” [Aug. 27/Sept. 3], must be for anyone who was actually alive and aware in ‘68 and e…
Aug 30, 2018 / Our Readers
Comparison Comparison
“Trump Rejected Plans for a White House Statement Praising John McCain.” —Headline, The Washington Post One person’s a hero for how he endured The hell with which he was beset. T…
Aug 30, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3475 Puzzle No. 3475
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Stand and kick habit, to begin with (5) 4 Arrow maker in Florida—one who leaves an impression? (8) 10 Famous…
Aug 30, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Women of Impressionism The Women of Impressionism
Mary Cassatt, Elizabeth Nourse, Berthe Morisot, and Rosa Bonheur were as central to Impressionism’s shifting and often contradictory currents as their male counterparts.
Aug 30, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Svetlana Alexievich: ‘Freedom Is Long and Hard Work’ Svetlana Alexievich: ‘Freedom Is Long and Hard Work’
The Nobel Prize laureate in literature believes a new generation in the countries of the former USSR will make the dreams of 1991 a reality.
Aug 30, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Getting a Taste of Cuba Getting a Taste of Cuba
An enticing new cookbook captures the island’s people, places, and recipes.
Aug 29, 2018 / Peter Kornbluh
The Afterlives of Charles de Gaulle The Afterlives of Charles de Gaulle
A new biography claims his vision was a stabilizing synthesis of France’s monarchical and republican political traditions. But was it?
Aug 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Words of Warning: The Top 10 ‘Nation’ Articles on Climate Change Words of Warning: The Top 10 ‘Nation’ Articles on Climate Change
We tried to tell you.
Aug 29, 2018 / Feature / The Nation
Truth Isn’t Truth! Truth Isn’t Truth!
The mobster-in-chief continues to weave a web of...truths?
Aug 28, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow