March 13, 2015

The Legacy of Eric Walrond: The Caribbean, Harlem, and Europe

James Davis, author of “Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean,” explores some of the ways in which Walrond, and, specifically, his Transatlantic existence reflect questions of blackness and identity in today’s world.

March 12, 2015

Thursday Fiction Corner: James Davis on the Writing of Eric Walrond

James Davis discusses what makes the writing of Eric Walrond so powerful and distinctive.

March 12, 2015

Sheila Smith on 3 Things to Know about Japan-China Relations

Sheila Smith, author of “Intimate Rivals,” discusses new developments and the complex history of Japan-China relations.

March 11, 2015

Interview with James Davis, author of "Eric Walrond," Part 2

The following is the second half of our article with James Davis, author of Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean. You can read part 1 here. Question: One of the more fascinating aspects of...

March 11, 2015

Thomas Hockenhull on the Ten Coins That Changed the World

Watch a video with Thomas Hockenhull, author of “Symbols of Power: Ten Coins That Changed the World”

March 10, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Intimate Rivals, The Dalai Lama and the Emperor of China, and More New Books!

Our weekly listing of new titles: Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China Sheila A. Smith The Dalai Lama and the Emperor of China: A Political History of the Tibetan Institution of Reincarnation Peter Schwieger Studying Early and...

March 10, 2015

An Interview with James Davis, Author of "Eric Walrond"

Read part 1 of our interview with James Davis, author of “Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean”

March 9, 2015

Mary Helen Washington at the Schomburg Center on Wednesday

Come hear Mary Helen Washington discuss her new book “The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s,” Wednesday night with Farah Jasmine Griffin.

March 6, 2015

Jeffrey Sachs Discusses Sustainable Development at Columbia University

Watch Jeffrey Sachs’s University Lecture at Columbia University on sustainable development.

March 5, 2015

Sustainable Development and the Future of the Planet — Jeffrey Sachs

“Achieving sustainable development on our crowded, unequal, and degraded planet is the most important challenge facing our generation.”–Jeffrey Sachs

March 4, 2015

Lawrence Cunningham on Warren Buffett and the Future of Berkshire Hathaway

Lawrence Cunningham discusses Warren Buffett’s annual letter and his book “Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values”

March 4, 2015

The Nation Interviews Jeffrey Sachs

“I believe that a large majority of Americans know the score right now…. They know that we should move to renewables, but the Koch brothers have more power than all of them in the way that money moves our political system right now.”–Jeffrey Sachs