
India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything
Arundhati Roy's new book, Capitalism: A Ghost Story, reveals the contours of power in India today.
Dec 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Priyamvada Gopal

Remembering Mario Savio, ‘Freedom’s Orator’ Remembering Mario Savio, ‘Freedom’s Orator’
The man who helped spark Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement fifty years ago would have championed today’s activism, from the Dreamers to Occupy to Ferguson.
Dec 10, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden

Artists Keeping Secrets Artists Keeping Secrets
The eloquent silences of Albert York and Judith Scott.
Dec 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Courting Disaster Courting Disaster
Why does the Pakistani military pick unwinnable fights?
Dec 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

Suspicious Minds Suspicious Minds
Joseph O’Neill’s Dubai novel, The Dog.
Dec 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker

Propaganda, Deed Propaganda, Deed
A riot is a riot because it is not simply a message.
Dec 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 12/05/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 12/05/14?
What are interns reading for the week of 12/05/14?
Dec 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

Our Words, Our Selves Our Words, Our Selves
Is our language broken and suddenly in need of repair?
Dec 4, 2014 / Books & the Arts / E. Ethelbert Miller

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rutherford B. Hayes (but Forgot To Ask) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rutherford B. Hayes (but Forgot To Ask)
Americans today are a lot more familiar with his presidency than they think they are.
Dec 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like
Eric on this week’s concerts and Reed on how, from Bill Cosby’s victims to drone strikes, the media refuse to protect the powerless.
Dec 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson