We Survived the Cuban Missile Crisis for This? We Survived the Cuban Missile Crisis for This?
Our bloated national security state would boggle the mind of anyone who grew up under the Cold War’s nuclear threat.
Jan 6, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
January 6, 1919: Theodore Roosevelt Dies January 6, 1919: Theodore Roosevelt Dies
Previously critical of the former president’s “half-baked Rooseveltian socialism,” by the time of his death The Nation had swung to the left. We saw TR as “...
Jan 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Do Not Criticize the NYPD Do Not Criticize the NYPD
It will really hurt their feelings.
Jan 6, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
‘Nothing Was an Accident That Night’: Mexican Federal Police Implicated in the Disappearance of the 43 ‘Nothing Was an Accident That Night’: Mexican Federal Police Implicated in the Disappearance of the 43
As he prepares to visit Washington, President Enrique Peña Nieto’s alibi is unraveling.
Jan 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Why This Socialist Feminist Is For Hillary Why This Socialist Feminist Is For Hillary
The stalled revolution for gender equity won’t be won simply by installing a woman in the White House—but it can’t hurt.
Jan 5, 2015 / Feature / Suzanna Danuta Walters
Mario Cuomo’s Patchwork Quilt Mario Cuomo’s Patchwork Quilt
In his electrifying 1984 convention speech, Cuomo forged a new liberal vision drawn from his own ethnic experience.
Jan 2, 2015 / Eric Alterman
Mario Cuomo Was So Very Right—Especially on the Death Penalty Mario Cuomo Was So Very Right—Especially on the Death Penalty
The late New York governor made it his mission to speak up for a moral politics and governance.
Jan 2, 2015 / John Nichols
The Nation’s 150th Anniversary The Nation’s 150th Anniversary
From groundbreaking investigative journalism, to cutting cultural commentary, to unmatched political analysis, there’s a lot to celebrate.
Jan 1, 2015 / The Nation
Steve Scalise’s Problem Is the Republican Party’s Problem Steve Scalise’s Problem Is the Republican Party’s Problem
The fresh face of the Republican Party voted twice against making Martin Luther King Day a holiday.
Dec 31, 2014 / John Nichols
Bill de Blasio Is Not the First New York City Mayor to Clash With Police Unions Bill de Blasio Is Not the First New York City Mayor to Clash With Police Unions
Mayors Fiorello La Guardia, John Lindsay and Rudy Giuliani all survived clashes with the PBA. Bill de Blasio will too.
Dec 28, 2014 / John Nichols