The War on Infrastructure The War on Infrastructure
Describing the recent bridge failure and steam-pipe explosion as "cowardly attacks on our way of life," Bush today opened a new front in his permanent war on everything.
Aug 6, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
A Rally in Juneau A Rally in Juneau
Veterans for Peace in Juneau greeted the Nation cruise when it docked in their city with a rally against the war.
Aug 2, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Doug Henwood
The Stuff of Heartbreak The Stuff of Heartbreak
When an ardently progressive magazine sponsors a cruise through the fragile waters off the coast of Alaska, the environmental, economic and human realities are ripe for contemplati...
Aug 2, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Doug Henwood
I Didn’t Throw Ralph Nader Overboard I Didn’t Throw Ralph Nader Overboard
In her latest shipboard dispatch, one passenger resists fear of global warming, is charmed by Rocky Anderson and manages not to do what so many others have contemplated.
Jul 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annabelle Gurwitch
The Making of No End in Sight The Making of No End in Sight
Charles Ferguson answers questions about his gripping new documentary that takes aim at those who took us to war in Iraq.
Jul 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
Stuff Happens Stuff Happens
Reviews of No End in Sight, The Devil Came on Horseback, The Sugar Curtain and Sunshine.
Jul 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Lives of Others The Lives of Others
Lois Gordon's new biography of Nancy Cunard brings the legendary heiress and activist back to life.
Jul 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Carla Kaplan
I’m Not the Man I Used to Be I’m Not the Man I Used to Be
The reasons for Günter Grass's silence about his membership in the Waffen SS remain safely hidden in his new memoir.
Jul 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Andreas Huyssen
On the Latest Washington Scandal On the Latest Washington Scandal
David Vitter, caught in the act.
Jul 26, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Epic Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Epic
The last book in J.K. Rowling's saga is marked by throwaway references to a post-9/11 world and derivative insights that never add up to a coherent moral vision.
Jul 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry