Nation Notes

Nation Notes

With this issue Adam Shatz, becomes literary editor. Adam, whom readers already know as a contributor to these pages, has worked at the New York Times Book Review, Lingua Franca (where he edited the books section) and The New Yorker. His articles on politics and culture have also appeared in the Village Voice, The American Prospect, The New York Review of Books and the New York Times. Welcome, Adam. Art Winslow leaves to devote more time to his own writing, both fiction and nonfiction. Art and this magazine go back a long way–1983, to be precise. He’s worked here as assistant copy editor, copy chief, associate literary editor, executive editor, literary editor. Art made a distinctive and lasting contribution to The Nation in all of these capacities. We’re glad to say that he’ll continue the association as a contributing editor. Hail, Art…

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With this issue Adam Shatz, becomes literary editor. Adam, whom readers already know as a contributor to these pages, has worked at the New York Times Book Review, Lingua Franca (where he edited the books section) and The New Yorker. His articles on politics and culture have also appeared in the Village Voice, The American Prospect, The New York Review of Books and the New York Times. Welcome, Adam. Art Winslow leaves to devote more time to his own writing, both fiction and nonfiction. Art and this magazine go back a long way–1983, to be precise. He’s worked here as assistant copy editor, copy chief, associate literary editor, executive editor, literary editor. Art made a distinctive and lasting contribution to The Nation in all of these capacities. We’re glad to say that he’ll continue the association as a contributing editor. Hail, Art…

We cannot back down

We now confront a second Trump presidency.

There’s not a moment to lose. We must harness our fears, our grief, and yes, our anger, to resist the dangerous policies Donald Trump will unleash on our country. We rededicate ourselves to our role as journalists and writers of principle and conscience.

Today, we also steel ourselves for the fight ahead. It will demand a fearless spirit, an informed mind, wise analysis, and humane resistance. We face the enactment of Project 2025, a far-right supreme court, political authoritarianism, increasing inequality and record homelessness, a looming climate crisis, and conflicts abroad. The Nation will expose and propose, nurture investigative reporting, and stand together as a community to keep hope and possibility alive. The Nation’s work will continue—as it has in good and not-so-good times—to develop alternative ideas and visions, to deepen our mission of truth-telling and deep reporting, and to further solidarity in a nation divided.

Armed with a remarkable 160 years of bold, independent journalism, our mandate today remains the same as when abolitionists first founded The Nation—to uphold the principles of democracy and freedom, serve as a beacon through the darkest days of resistance, and to envision and struggle for a brighter future.

The day is dark, the forces arrayed are tenacious, but as the late Nation editorial board member Toni Morrison wrote “No! This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”

I urge you to stand with The Nation and donate today.

Onwards,

Katrina vanden Heuvel
Editorial Director and Publisher, The Nation

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