Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia
Is Putin really a “pariah” and Russia “isolated from the international community”?
May 30, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts
McCarthyism and firsthand recollections of Soviet surveillance practices.
May 23, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Are Social Media Normalizing Campus Racism? Are Social Media Normalizing Campus Racism?
University officials must do more—their priority should be the well-being of students of color, not the institution’s reputation.
May 21, 2018 / StudentNation / Noëlle Lilley
Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism
Just as as McCarthyism did decades ago, Trumpism conceals the Republican Party’s long-term program to dismantle the public sector.
May 21, 2018 / Ellen Schrecker
Net Neutrality Just Became a Major Campaign Issue for 2018 and Beyond Net Neutrality Just Became a Major Campaign Issue for 2018 and Beyond
A bipartisan vote in favor of digital democracy in the Senate signals that the fight for a free and open Internet is far from finished.
May 17, 2018 / John Nichols
Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War? Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War?
A discussion of the Stephen F. Cohen–Michael McFaul debate.
May 16, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Tom Wolfe and Me Tom Wolfe and Me
He exploded on the scene like a New Journalism comet and kept himself aloft by superior, mostly tasteful self-promotion, hard work, and good journalism.
May 16, 2018 / Richard Lingeman
The Affirmative Case for Becky Hammon The Affirmative Case for Becky Hammon
The opportunity to see Becky Hammon become the first woman to be a head coach in the NBA is not a “social experiment.”
May 14, 2018 / Dave Zirin
‘The Nation’ Names Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Senior Editor ‘The Nation’ Names Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Senior Editor
Brings new and idiosyncratic voices, ideas, and vision to expand coverage of business, technology, culture, and globalization.
May 11, 2018 / Press Room
Accusations of Russian Disinformation Are Snowballing Accusations of Russian Disinformation Are Snowballing
A 2014 report encouraged these allegations; now they’re proliferating ever more rapidly.
May 9, 2018 / James Carden