Hubert Harrison’s Brand of Black Radicalism Hubert Harrison’s Brand of Black Radicalism
In this interview with Brian Kwoba, “The Nation” talks with the author about his new book on the legacy of a little-known but influential activist.
Aug 19, 2026 / Q&A / Peter Cole
Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy
Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name.
Aug 18, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway
Bad Mothers and Monstrous Children Bad Mothers and Monstrous Children
Jordy Rosenberg’s “Night Night Fawn” offers a multigenerational tale of Marxists, Zionists, and estrangement.
Aug 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Emmet Fraizer
Growing Up With “Girls” Growing Up With “Girls”
Lena Dunham and her generation enter midlife
Aug 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron
Pirro Disagrees With Trump on Reflecting Pool Damage Pirro Disagrees With Trump on Reflecting Pool Damage
Aug 11, 2026 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center
Where hope even has a gift shop.
Aug 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
John Edgar Wideman’s American Vernacular John Edgar Wideman’s American Vernacular
The master novelist offers a view of a United States defined by its cultures of improvisation.
Aug 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Walton Muyumba
What Happened to the American University? What Happened to the American University?
Once the envy of the world, higher education in the United States is now in a state of endless crisis.
Aug 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner
Do Epics Need Heroes? Do Epics Need Heroes?
In recent years, the online right has contested adaptations of epic in order to make an argument about masculinity. The Odyssey is their latest target.
Aug 8, 2026 / Orlando Reade