How the 1 Percent Rules How the 1 Percent Rules
An elite nonprofit no one’s ever heard of has turned New York into a city of tall towers and tony boulevards.
Apr 16, 2013 / Feature / Doug Henwood
What Happened to Working-Class New York? What Happened to Working-Class New York?
As images of wealth abound, the struggles of ordinary workers have become invisible.
Apr 16, 2013 / Feature / Joshua Freeman
A Wall Street State of Mind A Wall Street State of Mind
How a city that once celebrated seamstresses and stevedores came to admire "big swinging dicks."
Apr 16, 2013 / Feature / Steve Fraser
Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable
How an architecture critic made New York City her touchstone for discussions of public space.
Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Alexandra Lange
Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’ Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’
The New Museum tries to explain why the city's art scene changed in 1993.
Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Gilded City The Gilded City
Struggling to survive in Bloomberg’s New York.
Apr 9, 2013 / The Nation
A New Consensus on Public Space and ‘Free’ Speech on Israel/Palestine in New York City A New Consensus on Public Space and ‘Free’ Speech on Israel/Palestine in New York City
The LGBT Center and a host of high-profile New York City politicians have endorsed open debate of Israel-Palestine—only with ritual support for Israel's policies.
Feb 22, 2013 / Lisa Duggan
Unlock The Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York Unlock The Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York
As a movement against punitive segregation in local prisons and jails, a new report by the New York Civil Liberties Union reveals more disturbing details than ever before.
Oct 2, 2012 / Jean Casella and James Ridgeway
‘God What a Simonizing Job…’ ‘God What a Simonizing Job…’
The latest Alter-review from Eric, while Reed points out the long term costs of Super Pacs.
Mar 23, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Letter From the (Outgoing) Publisher Letter From the (Outgoing) Publisher
As Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel becomes the latest in a long line of publisher/owners of The Nation, Victor Navasky looks ahead to his new role as publisher emeritus and member of ...
Nov 10, 2005 / Victor Navasky