Introducing the New TheNation.com Introducing the New TheNation.com
One hundred fifty years ago, The Nation published its first issue. Today, we launch a new site for the next generation of readers.
Jul 2, 2015 / Richard Kim
The Passivity Project The Passivity Project
In Rachel Cusk’s fiction, the self is suppressed to the point of destruction.
Jul 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Alexandra Schwartz
Puzzle No. 3368 Puzzle No. 3368
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Masseuse to avoid a bath toy (6,4) 6 Prepare soup for work (4) 10 Philosopher retreats in total panic (5) 11 and 1…
Jul 2, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Patience and Fortitude Patience and Fortitude
Scott Sherman’s masterful history of the fight to save the NYPL.
Jul 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The 2015 Venice Biennale The 2015 Venice Biennale
Islands of meaning in a morass of incoherence.
Jul 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Why Philanthropy Won’t Solve the Higher-Ed Crisis Why Philanthropy Won’t Solve the Higher-Ed Crisis
Relying on the rich to make college affordable for poor students reinforces the system that created those inequalities in the first place.
Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / William Deresiewicz
70,000 Years of Human History in 400 Pages 70,000 Years of Human History in 400 Pages
Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens and the rise of Deep History.
Jul 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michael Saler
The Fierce Urgency of Nina Simone Now The Fierce Urgency of Nina Simone Now
Perhaps her real audience was not her contemporaries in the civil rights generation, but their grandchildren.
Jul 2, 2015 / Syreeta McFadden
Patti Smith’s Summer of Rebellion Patti Smith’s Summer of Rebellion
The veteran rocker is giving Europe “a masterclass in focused protest rock that puts younger artists to shame.”
Jul 2, 2015 / John Nichols
July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act
"The legislation will provide a framework of achievable goals within which agitation, demonstrations and picketing will tend to take place."
Jul 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner