Gore Vidal and the Unfinished American Revolution Gore Vidal and the Unfinished American Revolution
A literary lion who ran for Congress and the Senate, Vidal was a displaced American founder in the tradition of Shays’ Rebellion.
Aug 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
How About Also Taking the Guns From the Cops? How About Also Taking the Guns From the Cops?
The hit BBC show Luther, not to mention real London police, are important reminders that you don't need a gun to be a good cop.
Aug 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Cord Jefferson
‘Secundus Defecated Here’: What Ancient Graffiti Means Today ‘Secundus Defecated Here’: What Ancient Graffiti Means Today
If you’re under the false impression that the world is falling into utter moral disrepair, turn your eyes toward Pompeii.
Jul 26, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Cord Jefferson
Alexander Cockburn: He Beat the Devil Alexander Cockburn: He Beat the Devil
The Nation’s longest-running columnist was a witty, brilliant, coruscating presence in our pages for almost thirty years.
Jul 25, 2012 / Victor Navasky
Remembering Alex Remembering Alex
For what the ancients called avarice and iniquity, Alex’s hate was pure. No writer had a deadlier sting against the corruptions of empire.
Jul 25, 2012 / JoAnn Wypijewski
For Real: Torture America Style For Real: Torture America Style
Institutionalized torture says not look what we can do, but look what we disown, what only the bad apples among us require.
Jul 24, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Living With Disjunction: Manifesta 9 and Documenta 13 Living With Disjunction: Manifesta 9 and Documenta 13
Steeped in anthropology and art history, this summer’s big shows are occasions for talk instead of exploring art that reaches the unsaid.
Jul 24, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Subterranean Blues: On ExxonMobil Subterranean Blues: On ExxonMobil
Moral indignation is no longer enough to combat the power of Big Oil.
Jul 24, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Louis Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street; Vera Farmiga’s Higher Ground; John Cassavetes’s Too Late Blues
Jul 24, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
Lobbyists Bribed Congress With a Free Screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Lobbyists Bribed Congress With a Free Screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Are lobbyists using the new Batman movie as a form of bribery? Senator Leahy’s second cameo, and a special preview screening for staff, is a problem.
Jul 23, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Lee Fang