Is This the First Great Quarantine Novel? Is This the First Great Quarantine Novel?
Alice Knott tells the story of a housebound heiress going slowly mad from a combination of 24-hour news and isolation.
Sep 2, 2020 / Brooks Sterritt
The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News? The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News?
As hurricanes and wildfires sweep through the US, the president offers no ideas—and journalists have been giving him a pass.
Sep 2, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion
Abandonment of ships, “flags of convenience,” and lax law enforcement are common at sea, often with tragic consequences.
Sep 2, 2020 / Ian Urbina
Covid Country Diary Covid Country Diary
We left Manhattan for the Catskills in March; two months into the city’s lockdown, this rural county had the highest per capita number of new cases in the state.
Sep 2, 2020 / Laura Flanders
After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War
But when the smoke cleared, the Party of God was in the midst of an existential political crisis.
Sep 1, 2020 / Jesse Rosenfeld
What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration
A combination of federally funded online tutoring and Parenting Pay could jump-start real equity in education and build a culture and economy of care.
Sep 1, 2020 / Elizabeth Gregory
Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars
We shouldn’t be waging war in Syria without Congress’s approval.
Sep 1, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Back-to-School Threat Back-to-School Threat
Classes in a pandemic as cases among young people rise.
‘The Nation’ Names Kaveh Akbar Poetry Editor ‘The Nation’ Names Kaveh Akbar Poetry Editor
Taking over stewardship of the magazine’s renowned poetry section, Akbar will solicit and commission for both the print magazine and website as well as oversee other poetry-related...
Sep 1, 2020 / Press Room
This Simple Change Could Legalize Millions of Immigrants This Simple Change Could Legalize Millions of Immigrants
Changing the registry date would require one of the shortest bills ever passed by Congress—making millions of immigrants eligible for full residency. So why aren’t we talking about...
Sep 1, 2020 / Felipe de la Hoz