Books & the Arts

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

Seeing Past the Gorgons Seeing Past the Gorgons

The New Yorker's art critic turns his eye toward the cultural summits.

Jun 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

The Novelist and the Murderers The Novelist and the Murderers

Francisco Goldman's The Art of Political Murder sparks calls for accountability in Central America's "kingdom of impunity."

Jun 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nathaniel Popper

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