Tony Kushner Channels Zona Gale Tony Kushner Channels Zona Gale
The award-winning dramatist Tony Kushner, a longtime Nation contributor, reads and comments on the novelist Zona Gale’s historic essay, “The United States and the Artist,” first pu...
Feb 17, 2016 / The Nation
The Federal Reserve’s Growing Power The Federal Reserve’s Growing Power
Can the jury-rigged arrangement between the US economy and its governing bodies last?
Feb 17, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Timothy Shenk
Visible and Invisible Women: ‘Pairing Picasso’ at the MFA Visible and Invisible Women: ‘Pairing Picasso’ at the MFA
The woman’s body is the unspoken subject of a remarkable new exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
Feb 16, 2016 / Eve L. Ewing
Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism
A powerful, optimistic, and radical demonstration of what can be achieved by thinking outside the box—or, in this case, our borders.
Feb 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee
An old college case against the star quarterback was never confronted. Today, women are letting the school know that they have paid the price for this negligence.
Feb 15, 2016 / Dave Zirin
NSA: National Security, Art NSA: National Security, Art
Perhaps what’s most striking about “Astro Noise” and “Agitprop!” are the ingenuity and openness of the institutions hosting the shows.
Feb 15, 2016 / Alina Cohen
What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer. What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer.
Prompted by the ongoing crisis of child migrants from Central American, Senate Democrats are trying to get due process for “vulnerable” asylum seekers.
Feb 13, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Donald Trump, the Most Dangerous Face in the Republican Crowd Donald Trump, the Most Dangerous Face in the Republican Crowd
Like “Lonesome” Rhodes, the lead character in Elia Kazan’s great 1957 movie about demagogy, Trump is a case study of narcissism and megalomania run amok.
Feb 12, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky
The Art of Politics The Art of Politics
Two shows offer food for political thought in a chaotic election season.
Feb 12, 2016 / Tiffany Bradley
The Comedy of Color The Comedy of Color
Laughter alone isn’t confrontation enough for racism, but it does provide some relief.
Feb 12, 2016 / Antwaun Sargent