Inoculation as Metaphor Inoculation as Metaphor
Eula Biss’s On Immunity is a slipshod book full of brilliant moments.
Jan 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Gold
Speed Kills Speed Kills
Has digital technology destroyed leisure?
Jan 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Less Is More Less Is More
The dense details in Berlin’s memorial museums overwhelm the stories they try to tell.
Jan 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Julia M. Klein
January 13, 1941: James Joyce Dies January 13, 1941: James Joyce Dies
A 1917 Nation reviewer takes issue with Joyce’s “brilliant and nasty variety of pseudo-realism.”
Jan 13, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
‘Vessel’ Inspires the Future Fight for Abortion Rights ‘Vessel’ Inspires the Future Fight for Abortion Rights
The new documentary following Dutch doctor Rebecca Gomperts provides important context to necessary change for global reproductive rights.
Jan 12, 2015 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage
Eric Alterman on Jazz at Lincoln Center and Reed Richardson's tips for navigating the upcoming 2016 election.
Jan 12, 2015 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
‘The Nation’ Magazine Names David Hajdu as Music Critic ‘The Nation’ Magazine Names David Hajdu as Music Critic
Award-winning veteran writer joins masthead.
Jan 12, 2015 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’ Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’
The director explains why Selma matters now.
Jan 9, 2015 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Lessons From ‘Selma’: It Takes a Movement Lessons From ‘Selma’: It Takes a Movement
Pushing this country forward takes more than a sympathetic president.
Jan 8, 2015 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What ‘Selma’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About Civil-Rights History What ‘Selma’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About Civil-Rights History
It took MLK’s activism and LBJ’s leadership to pass the Voting Rights Act.
Jan 8, 2015 / Blog / Ari Berman