In The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex & Controversy in the 1980s (FSG, May), essayist Paul ... in-depth exploration of a turbulent time in American culture that seemed obsessed with secular freedom ...

Getty has acquired the archive of renowned American artist Raymond Pettibon, who first gained recognition in the 1980s Southern California punk rock scene before establishing himself in the fine art ...

It is the idea that America is a corrupt and sinful nation that needs to be punished. Punitive liberalism fell out of favor in the 1980s, but crept back in the 1990s — and became a nasty ...

In Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, sustained growth proved elusive. If the wringing out of inflation and the global opening up of markets were expected to strengthen economic growth, most of the ...