Editorial

Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize

Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize

Many of the people rising for Nichols’s parents during the State of the Union didn’t do enough to prevent his death—and quite a few did worse than that.

Feb 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Nils Lofgren and Bruce Springsteen onstage.

Bruce Springsteen and These Lost Years Bruce Springsteen and These Lost Years

After Covid, he and the E Street Band are celebrating, but also continuing their mourning tour. It won’t end. Until it does.

Feb 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh

man crosses flooded street in Miami

Should We Start Preparing for the Evacuation of Miami? Should We Start Preparing for the Evacuation of Miami?

Daniel Aldana Cohen argues that planning the withdrawal from Miami would force other places to get serious about hosting climate migrants, while Samantha Schuyler says Miami can st...

Feb 3, 2023 / The Debate / Daniel Aldana Cohen and Samantha Schuyler

Victor Navasky looks at the camera wearing green knit tie and suit.

Remembering the “Placatory and Principled” Victor Navasky Remembering the “Placatory and Principled” Victor Navasky

Colleagues pay tribute to the former editor and publisher of The Nation.

Jan 30, 2023 / Obituary / Elizabeth Pochoda, Calvin Trillin, and Richard Lingeman

Victor Navasky speaking on stage

Victor Navasky: A Generous, Mischievous, Endlessly Entertaining Genius Victor Navasky: A Generous, Mischievous, Endlessly Entertaining Genius

The Nation’s former publisher remembers his former partner and lifelong friend.

Jan 27, 2023 / Obituary / Hamilton Fish

Victor Navasky at the Atlantic Monthly State of the Union Dinner

Victor Navasky, Who Saved “The Nation,” Tried to Save the World Victor Navasky, Who Saved “The Nation,” Tried to Save the World

A brief note on a 40-year apprenticeship.

Jan 27, 2023 / Obituary / D.D. Guttenplan

Victor Navasky in 1962.

Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023 Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023

Editor of The Nation, 1978–1995; editorial director and publisher, 1995–2005.

Jan 27, 2023 / Obituary / Kai Bird

Victor Navasky and former editor in chief of Radar magazine Maer Roshan

One “Nation” Under Victor One “Nation” Under Victor

Remembering Victor S. Navasky.

Jan 26, 2023 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel

In a Land of Apartheid, a Trip to the Beach Can Be an Act of Resistance

In a Land of Apartheid, a Trip to the Beach Can Be an Act of Resistance In a Land of Apartheid, a Trip to the Beach Can Be an Act of Resistance

Not long ago, The Nation’s Palestine correspondent snuck into a moshav to sunbathe, because no one owns the sea.

Jan 23, 2023 / Mohammed El-Kurd

The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle

The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle

Watching the GOP’s circular firing squad during the speaker votes was entertaining, but what do progressive Democrats have to show for rallying round their party’s leadership?

Jan 20, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

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