Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings
In his poetry, Brecht captured a world torn apart by war and depression.
Nov 15, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Noah Isenberg
Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump
He may hate CNN, but there’s good reasons for a sell-off.
Nov 9, 2017 / David Dayen
Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial
Everything’s fine and none of it is his fault.
Nov 7, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
Magic Bull**it Theory Magic Bull**it Theory
The Nation has launched OppArt, a series of daily artistic dispatches from the front lines of the resistance. To see more, visit TheNation.com/OppArt.
Nov 6, 2017 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Pieces of Vivian Maier Pieces of Vivian Maier
The mysterious photographer left behind so much and, at the same time, so little.
Nov 6, 2017 / Jillian Steinhauer
A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865 A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865
The first box is for all the good white men. The ones who freed their slaves on Christmas. It’s always Christmas in the first box. The day Delpha shall go out. The day Viney shall…
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kiki Petrosino
Oedipus Oedipus
To end this brother, you climbed the moon to a far country, and never came back. By that I mean when the police broke their way into a room, billowing with suspicion, your body wa…
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / D.M. Aderibigbe
Puzzle No. 3448 Puzzle No. 3448
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Flawless piano (upright) rings loudly (7) 5 Claimed organization makes a kind of point (7) 9 Pushed the original…
Nov 2, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Satisfactions of St. Vincent The Satisfactions of St. Vincent
There’s a full band’s worth of talent in that name.
Nov 1, 2017 / David Hajdu
We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid
The novel Exit West is about the many migrations that humans undergo. Its author finds universality and hope in that.
Oct 30, 2017 / Q&A / Caitlin L. Chandler