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Letters From the April 23, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 23, 2018, Issue

Enlighten us!… The renewable solution… Let them feel our fear…

Mar 29, 2018 / Our Readers

What to Do About the Police?

What to Do About the Police? What to Do About the Police?

Two new books examine the austerity policies and administrative overreach behind the expansion of local law enforcement.

Mar 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

A map showing the US empire in 1898

The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire

The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.

Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics

Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics

What is the relationship between Pound’s fascism and his poetry?

Mar 28, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s Brain Is the Black Hole of the Universe Trump’s Brain Is the Black Hole of the Universe

We are all trapped in a dense, Trump-centered vortex.

Mar 27, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

A Recognizable Dystopia

A Recognizable Dystopia A Recognizable Dystopia

Leni Zumas’s Red Clocks suggests a different method for fashioning a dystopian novel.

Mar 23, 2018 / Mike Mariani

Comic Genius

Comic Genius Comic Genius

Robert Grossman (1940-2018)

Mar 23, 2018 / OppArt / Victor Navasky

Robert Mueller sworn in

Trump Attacks the Russia Investigation in Twitter Storm Trump Attacks the Russia Investigation in Twitter Storm

Trump’s showing willingness to litter The Internet with trash on Twitter About the probe. Does this show fear That Robert Mueller’s drawing near? This sort of ranting may provide M…

Mar 22, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The World of ‘Crime and Punishment’

The World of ‘Crime and Punishment’ The World of ‘Crime and Punishment’

A new translation captures the painful backdrop of Dostoyevsky’s classic: the poverty, crime, and violence that shaped much of everyday life in 19th-century St. Petersburg.

Mar 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

Farewell, Robert Grossman

Farewell, Robert Grossman Farewell, Robert Grossman

His cover art, cartoons, and comic strips delighted Nation readers for decades.

Mar 22, 2018 / Victor Navasky

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