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No, the Demolition of the Berlin Wall Was Not the End of Socialism

No, the Demolition of the Berlin Wall Was Not the End of Socialism No, the Demolition of the Berlin Wall Was Not the End of Socialism

“Socialism is inseparable from democracy,” The Nation wrote in its 1989 editorial.

Nov 10, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Apostles of Growth

Apostles of Growth Apostles of Growth

Capitalism’s newest critics offer a groundbreaking account of slavery, but does their economic history add up?

Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Timothy Shenk

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Insurrections of the Mind thinks insurrections ought to happen only in the mind.

Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Vanishing Act

Vanishing Act Vanishing Act

You’ve probably never heard of Martin J. Sklar. But you should have.

Oct 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / James Livingston

Gathering Fates

Gathering Fates Gathering Fates

For the German novelist Walter Kempowski, there was no single unifying experience of World War II.

Oct 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michael Lipkin

Life in the Ruins

Life in the Ruins Life in the Ruins

How the destruction of architectural treasures became a weapon in Syria’s ongoing civil war.

Sep 23, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel

What Is India?

What Is India? What Is India?

Why India’s boom years have been a bust.

Sep 16, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Siddhartha Deb

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

The secret history of invisible ink.

Sep 16, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker

Language and Blood

Language and Blood Language and Blood

In 1941, genocide broke out in Croatia, and we still cannot explain why.

Sep 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly

The File This Time

The File This Time The File This Time

An excerpt from Victor Navasky's The O'Dell File reveals the story of the civil rights movement's 'unsung hero' who has been wrongly written out of the pages of...

Aug 24, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky

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