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Dwight Eisenhower & ‘The Nation’

Dwight Eisenhower & ‘The Nation’ Dwight Eisenhower & ‘The Nation’

The Nation was central to Eisenhower's understanding of the military-industrial complex.

Jan 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / James Ledbetter

A Puzzler’s Puzzler: On Frank W. Lewis A Puzzler’s Puzzler: On Frank W. Lewis

Lewis was a true Renaissance man, a lover of music, history, literature, language, botany, geography, sports, boating, cards—the list is endless—all of which enliven hi...

Dec 2, 2010 / Judith Long

Noted. Noted.

Teresa Stack remembers our colleague Gene Case; Esther Kaplan reports on Sarah Shourd's return home from Iran.

Sep 15, 2010 / Various Contributors

Noted. Noted.

Katrina vanden Heuvel on the passing of Iris Dornfeld McWilliams; Rajeshree Sisodia on new accountability for energy firms.

Jul 29, 2010 / The Editors

India Grapples with Freedom India Grapples with Freedom

This essay, from the August 23, 1947, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on I...

Mar 30, 2010 / Feature / Shiva Rao

Remember 11/4/08? Remember 11/4/08?

 A new participatory documentary captures the excitement of Obama's election.

Mar 10, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman

The Files’ Tale: Redbaited by the FBI The Files’ Tale: Redbaited by the FBI

How The Nation's special issue on the bureau brought down the wrath of J. Edgar Hoover.

Dec 22, 2009 / Feature / Richard Lingeman

The End of the Story? The End of the Story?

Archie Brown's account of the high politics of communism's collapse is Kremlinology without the guesswork.

Oct 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Lars T. Lih

The Generation That Failed The Generation That Failed

Yugoslavs were unprepared for the surge of nationalism that followed Tito's communist rule.

Oct 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Slavenka Drakulic

Gorbachev on 1989

Gorbachev on 1989 Gorbachev on 1989

A wide-ranging Nation interview with the former Soviet president.

Oct 28, 2009 / Q&A / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen

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