Media

Kent Macdougall

A Socialist in the Newsroom: Kent MacDougall, 1931–2021 A Socialist in the Newsroom: Kent MacDougall, 1931–2021

The once-controversial reporter and teacher dies without notice.

Mar 11, 2022 / Tom Goldstein

Two violinists play music in the street as young families listen

Covid and Canceled Gigs Have Left Musicians High and Dry Covid and Canceled Gigs Have Left Musicians High and Dry

Yet most working musicians have been marginalized or excluded from current Covid relief funding.

Mar 10, 2022 / Marc Ribot

Mexican Journalists Are Being Killed. Why Aren’t People Rising Up to Help Them?

Mexican Journalists Are Being Killed. Why Aren’t People Rising Up to Help Them? Mexican Journalists Are Being Killed. Why Aren’t People Rising Up to Help Them?

Reporter Jorge Nieto talks to The Nation after five journalists were assassinated in just six weeks.

Mar 10, 2022 / Q&A / Liliana Frankel

A Chinese flag hangs from a gate

China’s Ukraine Dilemma China’s Ukraine Dilemma

While Beijing has declined to condemn Russia, the government has little interest in sticking its neck out for Putin.

Mar 9, 2022 / Han Zhang

Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians

Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians

The Russian anti-war movement is powered by information, so Putin is attacking independent media.

Mar 9, 2022 / John Nichols

Media Malpractice and Information War in Ukraine

Media Malpractice and Information War in Ukraine Media Malpractice and Information War in Ukraine

The Western media’s double standard is on full display amid Ukraine war coverage.

Mar 2, 2022 / Ishmael N. Daro

Five men sit around a table, where one is at work on a laptop

India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir

Police charged Fahad Shah, editor in chief of The Kashmir Walla and a Nation contributor, with sedition. Under India’s anti-terrorism laws, he could face life in prison or the deat...

Feb 25, 2022 / Suchitra Vijayan

Bhaskar Sunkara

“The Nation” Names Bhaskar Sunkara Its New President “The Nation” Names Bhaskar Sunkara Its New President

The founder and publisher of Jacobin to lead publishing and business development for America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture.

Feb 23, 2022 / Press Room

The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán

The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán

The Hungarian autocrat is proving worryingly influential.

Feb 23, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

A low lying irrigation canal passes alongside a field of windmills

Extreme Drought Is Crashing Food Production Whether Russia Invades or Not Extreme Drought Is Crashing Food Production Whether Russia Invades or Not

In a world increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, the media must examine the role climate can play in igniting and inflaming conflicts.

Feb 17, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

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