Nation History

Tony Horwitz

Remembering Tony Horwitz, Intrepid Traveler and Chronicler of the South Remembering Tony Horwitz, Intrepid Traveler and Chronicler of the South

A kindred spirit to Frederick Law Olmsted, Horwitz heard antebellum echoes everywhere.

May 31, 2019 / Jamie Stiehm

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Continuity and Change at ‘The Nation’ Continuity and Change at ‘The Nation’

This year marks my 25th anniversary as editor, and it’s time to move on. I’ll be taking on a new role as editorial director—and will remain as publisher.

Apr 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Remembering W.S. Merwin

Remembering W.S. Merwin Remembering W.S. Merwin

Revisit the work of one of America’s great poets in the pages of The Nation. 

Mar 19, 2019 / The Nation

Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019

Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019 Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019

For those of us who worked with Norman, it’s hard to imagine The Nation without him. He contributed articles, editorials, and reviews to our pages for an astounding six decades.

Jan 9, 2019 / The Nation

Drought

Words of Warning: The Top 10 ‘Nation’ Articles on Climate Change Words of Warning: The Top 10 ‘Nation’ Articles on Climate Change

We tried to tell you.

Aug 29, 2018 / Feature / The Nation

The Most Interesting and Important Things We Published in 1968

The Most Interesting and Important Things We Published in 1968 The Most Interesting and Important Things We Published in 1968

The Nation’s coverage of a pivotal year.

Aug 2, 2018 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

The Nation 100th Anniversary cover

In Memoriam: Richard Clark Sterne, Historian of ‘The Nation’ In Memoriam: Richard Clark Sterne, Historian of ‘The Nation’

An avid Nation reader since boyhood, Sterne, who died at 91, wrote an early account of the magazine.

Jul 31, 2018 / Richard Kreitner

Marriage Equality

Martin Duberman in Conversation Martin Duberman in Conversation

The eminent gay historian calls for a new queer radicalism.

Jul 17, 2018 / Christopher Phelps

Remembering Jeanne Singer

Remembering Jeanne Singer Remembering Jeanne Singer

A woman in full.

Jun 14, 2018 / Sandy McCroskey

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Letters From the May 14, 2018, Issue Letters From the May 14, 2018, Issue

A worthy tribute… Beyond the border of cruelty… What took so long?…

Apr 19, 2018 / Our Readers

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