Books, Culture & the Arts

If we want to avoid another financial crisis, we must first understand why some economic thinkers saw it coming, and why others missed it.

Four recent films reveal how America sees its Iraq War veterans.

The idea that helping others harms them is not just wrong but destructive to democracy, Deborah Stone argues.

Is citizenship possible without nationalism? Following Jurgen Habermas, Jan-Werner Muller argues that “constitutional patriotism” is a viable alternative.

Ron Suskind has traced the history of the Bush years with a novelist’s ear. Now he looks at the tragedy through the eyes of its victims.

The consequences of letting money flow freely around the globe led two authors to think radically about economic possibilities.

Recent fictionalizations of our 43rd president show that we’re done with the screeds and parodies. After eight long years, we just want to know what makes him tick.

David Roberts reviews three new books on our environmental crisis, and wonders why newly minted greens sound more ambitious about the future than movement insiders.

Geoffrey Canada founded the Harlem Children’s Zone as a “conveyor belt” to transport poor kids from birth to college, by dealing with every need. Can its successes be replicated?

From our October print issue: Thomas Frank sees Republican scandal and conservative ideology as one and the same. But a more honorable right wing is imaginable.