Snapshot: The Sacrifice Snapshot: The Sacrifice

Oct 7, 2014 / Bassam Khabieh

Transcend and Organize Transcend and Organize

Pier Paolo Pasolini was a force against the incoherence hiding in every hypocrisy.

Oct 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Susan Stewart

Gathering Fates Gathering Fates

For the German novelist Walter Kempowski, there was no single unifying experience of World War II.

Oct 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michael Lipkin

American Minotaur American Minotaur

The flesh-eating creature of Gone Girl is a rampaging composite of dollar signs.

Oct 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Shelf Life Shelf Life

How did “one person, one vote” become the rule for statehouses across the country?

Oct 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker

Letters Letters

Can we talk?… “Survival of the Sexiest”…

Oct 7, 2014 / Our Readers, Mal Ahern, and Moira Weigel

Puzzle No. 3340 Puzzle No. 3340

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Oct 7, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Waiting for the Iranian Godot Waiting for the Iranian Godot

The United States and its allies keep waiting on Iran to make more concessions on its nuclear enrichment program. But they’re missing the bigger picture.

Oct 7, 2014 / Derek Davison and Foreign Policy In Focus

Trumka Wants a More Populist Approach From Democrats Trumka Wants a More Populist Approach From Democrats

Talking directly about economic fairness will increase Democratic turnout, the labor leader says.

Oct 7, 2014 / George Zornick

The Battle Over Abortion Access Is Nearing the Supreme Court The Battle Over Abortion Access Is Nearing the Supreme Court

Clinics in Texas that were recently forced to stop providing abortions because of sweeping new regulations have filed an emergency appeal to the court.

Oct 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter