‘Nation’ Note ‘Nation’ Note
Arthur C. Danto steps down as art critic of The Nation but continues as a contributing editor.
Mar 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Longing of the Accords Longing of the Accords
"life's white machine" Geoffrey G. O'Brien and Jeff Clark We're all tenants, of one kind or another: lodgers, proprietors, houseguests. So what matters is what matters for most of us. We shrink in silken alarm in the corridor--someone is coming? But boa-clad ushers receive us. We were told we were on message, were the subject, or topic. In fact it made a little difference but not enough to disturb or quiet us. Concluding, perhaps rightly, we were of the one or other sort, you signed off. It was OK to take everything, though not to want it.
Mar 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / John Ashbery
I’m Sorry, Rush I’m Sorry, Rush
A musical tribute to a big fat idiot.
Mar 11, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Norman Thomas Norman Thomas
The Nation follows Norman Thomas as he campaigns for the presidency on the Socialist ticket in 1928. While he had no chance of winning, his campaign was seen as a success.
Mar 11, 2009 / Feature / McAlister Coleman
Barack Becomes ‘The Rock Obama’ Barack Becomes ‘The Rock Obama’
Ba 'Rock' Obama (played by Dwayne Johnson) regulates out-of-line Senate Republicans in this sketch out of Rahm Emanuel's daydream
Mar 9, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
Rush Limbaugh’s Michael Steele Trap Rush Limbaugh’s Michael Steele Trap
Steele, with some electroshock guidance from Limbaugh, gives an interview on the GOP's new strategy.
Mar 9, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
Overreacting to Obama’s Budget Overreacting to Obama’s Budget
Jon Stewart surveys the crackpot coverage of President Obama's record-breaking budget.
Mar 6, 2009 / The Daily Show
Movies for Hard Times: Classic Reviews from the Archive Movies for Hard Times: Classic Reviews from the Archive
Classic reviews of vintage films from our archive reflect the hardships and aspirations of Americans in the first Great Depression.
Mar 5, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Mutual Human Concern The Mutual Human Concern
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata, Steve McQueen's Hunger, Andrzej Wajda's Katyn.
Mar 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Eye That Collects: On Walker Evans The Eye That Collects: On Walker Evans
Walker Evans's collection of picture postcards, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an artistic project in its own right.
Mar 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan