Chris Matthews's new biography of Bobby Kennedy revisits the promise of an inclusive populism.

How the contest between capitalism and communism shaped world politics—and defines today’s inequalities.

"La Belle Sauvage" expands on the themes first explored in the beloved "His Dark Materials."

Masha Gessen's new book traces the rise of repressive nationalism.

Meredith Hindley's new book tells of the wartime refugee route that inspired a classic.

What saves this highly anticipated documentary from being a workmanlike exercise is the cool customer at its heart.

John Merriman's new book tells the story of a violent gang in nineteenth-century Paris.

Why the government goes easy on corporate crime.

How a poetic form gained new political purpose online in 2017.

Why we shouldn't reduce her career to a few golden years.

Albert Camus thought "Blood Dark" rivalled the great Russian epics, but it is little known in English.

James Atlas wrote two influential literary biographies. Now, he turns to memoir.

A new biography of the 18th president manages to avoid the pitfalls of what has become a highly lucrative genre.

In his new book, the former Greek finance minister reveals how Europe's leading powers forced harsh economic policies on his country.

"Could it Happen Here" wonders if a Donald Trump could happen in Canada—or if it already has.

Hobby Lobby's owners do not just want to change public policy. They want to intervene in the course of human history.

How did literary scholarship take a leftward turn during the 1970s, when neoliberalism and austerity were ascendant?

Breaking the law made Manal Al-Sharif a women's rights advocate, she explains in her memoir "Daring to Drive."

The history of racism and exclusion in the United States is the history of whiteness.