It’s Shocking How Relevant This 150-Year-Old Denunciation of American Racism Is Today It’s Shocking How Relevant This 150-Year-Old Denunciation of American Racism Is Today
In 1865, a writer in The Nation took aim at the deadly dehumanization of black lives that plagued the United States then as it does today.
Nov 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
‘The Nation’ LIVE! in Seattle on October 15 ‘The Nation’ LIVE! in Seattle on October 15
Naomi Klein reads Wendell Berry, Dave Zirin reads Muhammad Ali, Richard Kim reads Tony Kushner, and much, much more.
Oct 8, 2015 / The Nation
‘Nation’ Awards ‘Nation’ Awards
The National Association of Black Journalists’ Salute to Excellence Awards honored our special issue, “The Fight for Racial Justice,” as well as columnist Patricia J. Williams for…
Sep 10, 2015 / The Editors
Radical Histories: Waging Peace in the Pages of ‘The Nation’ Radical Histories: Waging Peace in the Pages of ‘The Nation’
For 150 years The Nation has refused to join the war party, instead urging skepticism, sobriety and pragmatism in the use of force for political ends.
Sep 8, 2015 / The Nation
Give Trump This: The 14th Amendment Has Been Working Overtime Give Trump This: The 14th Amendment Has Been Working Overtime
How healthy is it to found a democracy on this one slender reed?
Aug 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Stop Turning the End of Slavery Into Army Propaganda Stop Turning the End of Slavery Into Army Propaganda
Yes, the United States army, “wearing this blue uniform,” helped destroy slavery. Doesn’t it matter what else that army has done?
Aug 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
So Long, E.L. Doctorow, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh So Long, E.L. Doctorow, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh
You were a friend, a supporter of The Nation, and one of America’s great novelists.
Jul 30, 2015 / Victor Navasky
Farewell to Citizen Doctorow Farewell to Citizen Doctorow
The novelist’s many essays in The Nation demonstrate his glittering style, eloquence, and firm moral vision.
Jul 23, 2015 / Richard Lingeman
How to Revive Progressive-Era Economics for the New Gilded Age How to Revive Progressive-Era Economics for the New Gilded Age
How do we fight concentrations of private corporate power? By studying how they did it last time.
Jul 21, 2015 / K. Sabeel Rahman
July 20, 1969: Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Human Being to Walk on the Moon July 20, 1969: Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Human Being to Walk on the Moon
“Much has been quite rightly said about the irony of spending billions getting to the moon while the mass of humanity at home lives in a stew of exploding population, poverty and p...
Jul 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner