Books & the Arts

The Aesthetic Is the Personal The Aesthetic Is the Personal

The Louise Bourgeois retrospective at the Guggenheim.

Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

This Brave Nation: A Defining Moment This Brave Nation: A Defining Moment

Legendary activist Tom Hayden talks with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine, about the state of the fourth branch of government.

Jun 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brave Nation

Back Talk: David Levine Back Talk: David Levine

The longtime New York Review of Books illustrator discusses the delicate art of political cartooning.

Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

David Samuels and Journalism David Samuels and Journalism

The narrative journalism of David Samuels finds conversation, color and conflict in the vortex of American life.

Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

The CIA’s Failures The CIA’s Failures

The history of American intelligence-gathering is rife with incompetence, dysfunction and contempt toward legislative oversight.

Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Spencer Ackerman

Review: ‘Full Battle Rattle,’ ‘Get Smart’ Review: ‘Full Battle Rattle,’ ‘Get Smart’

Reviewing a homegrown war documentary, a portrait of Native American life and a pair of spy comedies.

Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Mission Accomplished

George W. Bush and the Politics of Knowledge Denial George W. Bush and the Politics of Knowledge Denial

Just as Moby-Dick was too much for Ahab, our new century may be too difficult for us to comprehend.

Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow

Remembering Eliot Asinof Remembering Eliot Asinof

Eliot Asinof, blacklisted author of Eight Men Out, created a lifetime of work celebrating rebels and victims of injustice.

Jun 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Kisseloff

Carlin Uncensored Carlin Uncensored

Comedian George Carlin is dead at 71. The Nation pays tribute to "America's most consistently savage social commentator."

Jun 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / YouTube

This Brave Nation: Two Generations of Hope This Brave Nation: Two Generations of Hope

Pete Seeger talks about music and activism with one of the country's most effective young grassroots leaders, Majora Carter.

Jun 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brave Nation

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