Greil Marcus

America, the beautiful (America, the ugly) America, the beautiful (America, the ugly)

This masterly literary history from co-editor Greil Marcus does justice to our country's best and worst moments
By Laura Miller Sep 22, 2009

  • I believe all the polls, and none of them

    Will Americans do the impossible and elect a black president? The alternative is monstrous.
    By Greil Marcus November 3, 2008

  • Salon Book Awards

    Our five-day book extravaganza kicks off with Erica Jong, Malcolm Gladwell, Curtis Sittenfeld and some of our other favorite authors weighing in on the best reads of 2006.
    By Laura Miller and Hillary Frey December 11, 2006

  • Unquiet Americans

    Greil Marcus searches for the prophetic voices of America and finds them in Abraham Lincoln, David Lynch and Riot Grrrl bands of the '90s.
    By J. Gabriel Boylan October 12, 2006

  • The American dream

    The real story of America is not about power, money or the march of armies. It is about a dream of liberty and justice and independence -- a dream that still comes true every day.
    By Greil Marcus July 4, 2006
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