Books and Ideas

When Raving Was Radical

When Raving Was Radical When Raving Was Radical

Rainald Goetz’s 1998 novel captures both the complicated politics of the German electronic music scene and the chaotic experience of a night lost to dancing.

Nov 5, 2020 / Rachel Hahn

Save the Whale, Save Ourselves

Save the Whale, Save Ourselves Save the Whale, Save Ourselves

Rebecca Giggs’s Fathoms dives into the history of human-whale relations to offer a poetic account of how we might save a species we’ve failed.

Nov 4, 2020 / Sabrina Imbler

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A DIY Cartoon for Your Post-Election Spiral A DIY Cartoon for Your Post-Election Spiral

Now, it’s just a waiting game. 

Nov 3, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

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Letters From the November 16/23, 2020, Issue Letters From the November 16/23, 2020, Issue

L'union fait la force… A familiar playbook… The fine print… Please don’t go!

Nov 3, 2020 / Our Readers

Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller

Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller

Hari Kunzru’s ambitious new novel Red Pill plumbs the depth of right-wing and liberal ideas as it tracks one man’s descent into a web-induced mania. 

Nov 2, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free

What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free

Annelien de Dijn’s new book looks at how the modern conception of freedom emerged as an antidemocratic reaction by elites who wanted to curtail state power.

Oct 29, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Donald Trump speaks to Amy Coney Barrett

The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People

If Democrats could acknowledge it’s a political institution, they’d have a chance to harness its power.

Oct 29, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

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Welcome to the Trump Tower of Terror Welcome to the Trump Tower of Terror

Be very afraid.

Oct 27, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back

Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back

On The Nation’s new podcast, System Check, hosts Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren set about diagnosing and repairing our malfunctioning democracy.

Oct 26, 2020 / Q&A / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

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It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It? It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It?

Welcome to the longest two weeks in human history. 

Oct 20, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

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