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
Ceaselessly Opportuning: On Barbara Guest Ceaselessly Opportuning: On Barbara Guest
Barbara Guest's Collected Poems showcase her knack for catching sight of time in its act of escaping one's grasp.
Mar 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
A Nazi Zelig: Jonathan Littell’s The Kindly Ones A Nazi Zelig: Jonathan Littell’s The Kindly Ones
The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's fictive memoir of a Nazi SS officer, is intentionally sickening and an unquestionably brilliant success.
Mar 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn