The Making of a Cold War Spy The Making of a Cold War Spy
The life and work of Frank Wisner, one of the CIA’s founding officers, offers us a portrait of American intelligence’s excesses.
Mar 11, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild
What’s a Rebel Pundit to Do in the Age of Trump? What’s a Rebel Pundit to Do in the Age of Trump?
Supposedly contrarian journalists like Bari Weiss, Matt Taibbi, and Glenn Greenwald have a problem: The current establishment loves them.
Mar 7, 2025 / Eoin Higgins
Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press
The White House's attacks on the media are starting to look remarkably similar to those waged in other countries that have embraced autocratic leaders in recent years.
Mar 7, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Deadly Assault on Weather Reporting Trump’s Deadly Assault on Weather Reporting
I’m a meteorologist, and breaking NOAA would undermine journalists’ ability to cover the story our audiences care about most.
Mar 6, 2025 / David Dickson
With Boasts, Threats, and Lies, Trump Proves He’s Always in Campaign Mode With Boasts, Threats, and Lies, Trump Proves He’s Always in Campaign Mode
The president understands that politics never stops. Democrats should do the same.
Mar 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Fascism Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Fascism
The creator of Maus has learned that the past is always present.
Mar 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer
MSNBC’s Death Rattle MSNBC’s Death Rattle
The “liberal” news network is just the latest mainstream media organization to cower before Trump.
Feb 28, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Democracy Dies at “The Washington Post” Democracy Dies at “The Washington Post”
…and oligarchy lives.
Feb 27, 2025 / John Nichols
Chris Hayes Wants Your Attention Chris Hayes Wants Your Attention
The Nation spoke with the journalist about one of the the biggest problems in contemporary life—attention and its commodification—and his new book The Siren's Call.
Feb 27, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
The Value of Joy The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
Feb 25, 2025 / Elie Mystal