Society

William F. Buckley Lived Off Evil As Mold Lives Off Garbage

William F. Buckley Lived Off Evil As Mold Lives Off Garbage William F. Buckley Lived Off Evil As Mold Lives Off Garbage

A not-too-fond remembrance of “Squire Willie,” patron saint of post-World War II American conservatism.

Jun 11, 1988 / Robert Sherrill

The Right’s Chicago Trial The Right’s Chicago Trial

Alex on Oliver North’s “fascism with a human face” and the mysterious case of Ralph the Lobster. 

Aug 1, 1987 / Alexander Cockburn

Gore Vidal

Requiem for the American Empire Requiem for the American Empire

“Empires are restless organisms. They must constantly renew themselves; should an empire start leaking energy, it will die.”

Jan 11, 1986 / Gore Vidal

Hawaii Wakes Up To Pesticides

Hawaii Wakes Up To Pesticides Hawaii Wakes Up To Pesticides

The US Department of Agriculture plans to eradicate three species of fruit fly in Hawaii by spraying suspected carcinogens and mutagens on the islands.

Mar 2, 1985 / W.S. Merwin

Some Jews & the Gays Some Jews & the Gays

Vidal on the new upper-middle-class Jewish hate of homosexuals.

Nov 14, 1981 / Gore Vidal

Notes on the House of Bondage Notes on the House of Bondage

Baldwin sheds light on the state of America by surveying the dispiriting array of candidates for the 1980 presidential race.

Nov 1, 1980 / Feature / James Baldwin

Open Letter to the Born Again Open Letter to the Born Again

Sometimes, our best efforts at peace are betrayed.

Sep 29, 1979 / James Baldwin

Apollo 11

Space Is Not Black Space Is Not Black

Days before the Apollo 11 launch in 1969, The Nation lamented a government that spent freely on white astronauts, engineers, and contractors, but could not find jobs at home for it...

Jun 30, 1969 / Jack Robertson

Earth rising on the lunar horizon

The Moon Will Wait The Moon Will Wait

In early 1969, Nation editors were skeptical about the space race, and NASA’s “juvenile, brutal approach” in rushing to get a man on the moon.

Jan 13, 1969 / The Nation

A Report from Occupied Territory

A Report from Occupied Territory A Report from Occupied Territory

These things happen, in all our Harlems, every single day. If we ignore this fact, and our common responsibility to change this fact, we are sealing our doom.

Jul 11, 1966 / James Baldwin

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