Let’s Cool It With the Hot Takes Let’s Cool It With the Hot Takes
Much of the immediate commentary on the election turned out to be wrong. If we want to avoid the same outcome in the future, we'd better slow down.
Jan 14, 2025 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Nation’s Early Experiments in Jazz The Nation’s Early Experiments in Jazz
When the magazine began covering jazz in the 1920s, it often struggled to catch the beat.
Jan 14, 2025 / Richard Kreitner
Terrorist Attack in New Orleans Terrorist Attack in New Orleans
Jan 14, 2025 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Fady Joudah’s Poetry of Dislocation Fady Joudah’s Poetry of Dislocation
In his new book of poetry, […], the poet, translator, and ER doctor explores Palestinians’ experiences of exile and displacement—and the difficulty of healing amid the ongoing Nak...
Jan 14, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Hussein Omar
Jazz Off the Record Jazz Off the Record
In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, jazz legends were ...
Jan 14, 2025 / Feature / Ethan Iverson
A Listener’s Guide to Jazz From 1964–1972 A Listener’s Guide to Jazz From 1964–1972
A selection of the best recorded examples of the otherwise mostly undocumented music heard in jazz clubs like Slugs’.
Jan 14, 2025 / Feature / Ethan Iverson
First World? First World?
In 2018, President Trump referred to African countries, Haiti, and El Salvador as "shithole" nations during a meeting regarding immigration.
Jan 13, 2025 / OppArt / Judy Polstra
What the Fire Left Behind: Scenes From Los Angeles What the Fire Left Behind: Scenes From Los Angeles
The Nation’s Western correspondent, Sasha Abramsky, captures the destruction of the Palisades fire and the relics of the people who used to live in one debris zone.
Jan 13, 2025 / Photo Essay / Sasha Abramsky