How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire
Stephen Kinzer's new history captures how the United States has long been a country guided by both imperialist and isolationist instincts.
Jan 31, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump 1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump
In present-day Washington, no one can deny that the chickens have come home to roost.
Jan 30, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Alan Sagner, a Loyal and Active Friend of ‘The Nation’ Alan Sagner, a Loyal and Active Friend of ‘The Nation’
He gave the magazine financial and moral support as well as the benefit of his wise counsel.
Jan 30, 2018 / Victor Navasky
CupcakKe’s Undeniable Joy CupcakKe’s Undeniable Joy
The exhilarating freedom and daring of Ephorize.
Jan 30, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Trusty Republicans Unearth Deep-State Conspiracy Trusty Republicans Unearth Deep-State Conspiracy
Take that, FBI!
Jan 30, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
A Bell With a Distant Ring A Bell With a Distant Ring
There is much to learn from Yasunari Kawabata’s final novel, even as—especially as—it gives rise to more questions than answers.
Jan 29, 2018 / Larissa Pham
Residente dice que Estados Unidos le debe a Puerto Rico, no al revés Residente dice que Estados Unidos le debe a Puerto Rico, no al revés
El rapero puertorriqueño habla con The Nation sobre el colonialismo, Bernie Sanders, y el camino a la recuperación despues que el huracán Maria.
Jan 29, 2018 / Miguel Salazar
Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around
The Puerto Rican rapper talks to The Nation about colonialism, Bernie Sanders, and the path to recovery after Hurricane Maria.
Jan 29, 2018 / Miguel Salazar
VIDEO: Ursula K. Le Guin on Listening to the Unheard Voices VIDEO: Ursula K. Le Guin on Listening to the Unheard Voices
The late author on climate change, the definition of progress, and how “the future in science fiction is just a metaphor for now.”
Jan 26, 2018 / The Nation
Margins and the Mainstream at the New Museum’s ‘Trigger’ Margins and the Mainstream at the New Museum’s ‘Trigger’
As something that confutes the distinction between fact and fiction, gender is fundamentally congruent with art and aesthetics.
Jan 26, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky