International Territory International Territory
Three new books map the ambiguities of the UN’s extraterritorial status.
Oct 12, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
The Power Historian The Power Historian
What was Arthur Schlesinger’s “vital center”?
Oct 12, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Marcus
It Has Been 50 Years Since Che Guevara Was Murdered It Has Been 50 Years Since Che Guevara Was Murdered
But for many, the legacy of Che Guevara lives on.
Oct 9, 2017 / Bill Ayers and Michael Steven Smith
Che Guevara: Lessons From a Revolutionary Life Che Guevara: Lessons From a Revolutionary Life
Fifty years after Che Guevara’s death, The Nation interviews his biographer, Jon Lee Anderson.
Oct 9, 2017 / Q&A / Miguel Salazar
The Invention of Christopher Columbus, American Hero The Invention of Christopher Columbus, American Hero
How the founding fathers turned Christopher Columbus, a mediocre Italian sailor and mass murderer, into a historical icon.
Oct 9, 2017 / Ed Burmila
Carmen Maria Machado’s Earnest Vision Carmen Maria Machado’s Earnest Vision
Her new fiction collection reminds us that a new, more inclusive world is possible.
Oct 6, 2017 / Larissa Pham
Fixers Are the Unsung Heroes of Journalism Fixers Are the Unsung Heroes of Journalism
The brave locals who guide foreign reporters deserve recognition for making the story possible.
Oct 5, 2017 / Nick Turse
The War to End All Wars The War to End All Wars
The ardent but flawed movement against World War I.
Oct 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Barbarian Virtues Barbarian Virtues
James Scott's search for the origins of the state.
Oct 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss
In her new novel, Forest Dark, fact and fiction blur.
Oct 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern