This Week in ‘Nation’ History: James Baldwin’s Four Decades of Prophecy, Confession, Emotion and Style This Week in ‘Nation’ History: James Baldwin’s Four Decades of Prophecy, Confession, Emotion and Style
Baldwin published his first piece in The Nation, and for many years thereafter continued to attack a system he thought as close to anarchy as to martial law.
Aug 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Debt-Free College Education A Debt-Free College Education
Many students leave school far worse than they arrived: saddled with loans, but with no degree to help them land a job and pay off the debt.
Aug 6, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Hiroshima and the Roots of American Secrecy This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Hiroshima and the Roots of American Secrecy
The bombing of Hiroshima changed everything; but it may not be too late to change it back.
Aug 3, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’ The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’
The Republican Party has shown nothing but disdain for the real needs of actual women.
Jul 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How Not to Make a Dust Bowl Worse This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How Not to Make a Dust Bowl Worse
The current drought in the Southwest bears echoes of the 1930s, when Nation writers and illustrators evoked what it was like to have “nice hot dust in your nose, eyes, and th...
Jul 27, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Helen Thomas’s Legacy Helen Thomas’s Legacy
In praise of a reporter who understood that she needed to have access to power in order to question that power.
Jul 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence
By giving science deniers a public forum, media outlets implicitly condone their claims as legitimate.
Jul 22, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Nelson Mandela’s Courage Through the Years This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Nelson Mandela’s Courage Through the Years
The anti-apartheid leader’s ninety-fifth birthday is an opportunity to honor his legacy; we do that best by remembering him in the context of his times.
Jul 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Appalling GOP The Appalling GOP
Congressional Republicans choose to pursue extreme legislation that they know isn’t going to be enacted into law.
Jul 16, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What New York City’s Mayoral Candidates Might Learn From the Past This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What New York City’s Mayoral Candidates Might Learn From the Past
The Nation has been concerned with New York City politics and governance through 32 mayors. This year's candidates could learn a lot by searching through our archives.
Jul 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel