‘Nation’ Awards ‘Nation’ Awards
The National Association of Black Journalists’ Salute to Excellence Awards honored our special issue, “The Fight for Racial Justice,” as well as columnist Patricia J. Williams for…
Sep 10, 2015 / The Editors
Hillary Clinton Isn’t the First Government Official to Send Secret Messages Hillary Clinton Isn’t the First Government Official to Send Secret Messages
From Hoover’s FBI to George W. Bush’s White House, officials have been hiding their communications for decades.
Sep 10, 2015 / Athan G. Theoharis
The New Mayor of Barcelona Tells Us Her Plans for a Radical City The New Mayor of Barcelona Tells Us Her Plans for a Radical City
Once an activist, can Ada Colau make her vision a reality?
Sep 10, 2015 / Elia Gran
What Candidates Talk About When They Talk About Inequality What Candidates Talk About When They Talk About Inequality
Americans are deeply worried about wealth and income gaps. But the issue evinces only confusion on the campaign trail.
Sep 10, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Classics of Catholic Economics Classics of Catholic Economics
In this issue, Nathan Schneider writes about Pope Francis’s economics. Here, he recommends five books of Catholic thought that display strikingly similar concerns to those of secul…
Sep 10, 2015 / Nathan Schneider
What Do You Get When You Remix the Confederacy for 2015? What Do You Get When You Remix the Confederacy for 2015?
Hint: It’s not just biscuits and magnolias.
Sep 10, 2015 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Kim Davis Kim Davis
The Rowan County clerk, Kim Davis, Believes that Jesus came to save us, And her beliefs she would betray OK’ing marriage that is gay. The judge said, when he heard her tale, Just d…
Sep 10, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Who Loves You? Who Loves You?
America’s ongoing fascination with Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra.
Sep 10, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Kissinger Effect The Kissinger Effect
Leftists often describe Henry Kissinger as a unique moral monster, but his intellectual framework pervades the entire national security state, from the neocons to Obama.
Sep 10, 2015 / Feature / Greg Grandin
Diagnosis Inc. Diagnosis Inc.
You are two oranges shy of sangria You chumpchange in a clackdish You the flensed soldier, egg-runny on the inside You frogging deadline after deadline You caught in a Swiss chokeh…
Sep 10, 2015 / Books & the Arts / James Byrne