Books & the Arts

The Best Wars of Their Lives The Best Wars of Their Lives

A historian plugs some suspicious gaps in two revisionist histories of Vietnam.

Sep 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer

His autobiography sheds light on what motivates hard-right political leaders to apply brutal economic shock therapy.

Sep 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Klein

The Logic of Survival The Logic of Survival

In order to preserve his way of life Odysseus threaded the necks of twenty faithless servant girls and hung them in his courtyard

Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Moxley

Abalone Abalone

Abalone Rumsen aulón Aristotle auriform Costanoans cultivated, Brueghel painted, awabi Osahi dove for on September 12, 425 A.D.

Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Yang

Class Acts Class Acts

The left's literary canon has neglected the contributions less-celebrated writers have made to the political significance of literature.

Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman

Root and Branch Root and Branch

A Canadian philosopher surveys some of the livelier flashpoints in America's battle over evolution.

Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ian Hacking

Olbermann Rules! Olbermann Rules!

He's the guy who put the guts back into TV journalism.

Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marvin Kitman

Art Matters Art Matters

Michael Rakowitz talks about his art, the possibility of public space and the Iraq War.

Sep 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Tiven

Little Disturbances, Enormous Changes Little Disturbances, Enormous Changes

Remembering Grace Paley and the impact she had on literature, activism and many generations of women and children.

Sep 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kathy Engel

Getting Away With Murder Getting Away With Murder

The brutal murder of a bishop and its violent aftermath exemplify post-civil war Guatemala's descent into chaos

Sep 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

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