McCarthy’s Secret Show McCarthy’s Secret Show
Victor Navasky's Naming Names (Hill & Wang) was recently reissued in paperback with a new afterword.
May 8, 2003 / Victor Navasky
Letter to America Letter to America
We must contain terror and protect its victims through extending human rights law.
Oct 10, 2002 / Feature / Mary Kaldor
The Growing Nuclear Peril The Growing Nuclear Peril
A more virulent nuclear era has superseded the perils of the cold war.
Jun 6, 2002 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
American Dreams, Lost and Found American Dreams, Lost and Found
In this excerpt from his 2002 book, Studs Terkel recalls an encounter with Dennis Kucinich, "the boy-mayor of Cleveland," and follows his political odyssey.
Apr 18, 2002 / Feature / Studs Terkel
Tennessee’s Dilemma Tennessee’s Dilemma
Those who say that nothing of importance can be decided at Dayton have, at first glance, reason on their side.
Aug 23, 2001 / Feature / Joseph Wood Krutch
Tulsa, 1921 Tulsa, 1921
On the 100th anniversary of the riot in that city, we commemorate the report written for this magazine by a remarkable journalist.
Aug 23, 2001 / Feature / The Editors and Walter F. White
Daniel Singer Daniel Singer
Death came as a release for Daniel Singer on December 2, but we feel like protesting its rude intrusion.
Dec 7, 2000 / The Editors
Ring Lardner Jr. (1915-2000) Ring Lardner Jr. (1915-2000)
The last chapter in Ring Lardner Jr.'s new memoir, I'd Hate Myself in the Morning (Nation Books), is called "Sole Survivor." When Lardner, who died October 31, wrote it he was in...
Nov 10, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
Another ‘October Surprise’ Another ‘October Surprise’
Poor Anthony Summers--he writes a 600-page book on Nixon based on massive and exhaustive research, including interviews with a thousand people and 120 pages of documentation--and...
Oct 19, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener