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January 22, 2020
Why Glenn Greenwald’s Prosecution Is an Outrage
Advocacy groups say attacks on the press are on the rise—particularly in Bolsonaro’s Brazil.
Ken Klippenstein
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January 20, 2020
Top 10 Civil Rights Songs
The civil rights movement has resonated deeply with generations of musicians.
Peter Rothberg
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November 10, 2019
Top 10 Veterans Day Songs
The best way to support the troops is to make every effort to keep them out of harm’s way.
Peter Rothberg
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May 3, 2019
Pete Seeger’s Top 10 Songs
The legendary singer, songwriter, and activist was born 100 years ago today.
Peter Rothberg
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May 26, 2018
Top 10 Memorial Day Songs
Songs about war and attendant suffering cut across musical genres.
Peter Rothberg
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The Nation is reader supported.
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April 28, 2017
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March 2, 2017
After a Century of American Citizenship, Puerto Ricans Have Little to Show for It
Puerto Rico has never been more than a profit center for the US. Now an unelected board governs the island as a de facto collection agency for hedge funds and Wall Street speculators.
Nelson Denis
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March 2, 2017
Round Up the Usual Suspects, It’s Time for a Show Hearing
By excluding dissenting voices on US policy toward Russia, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been reduced to a vehicle for prejudice reinforcement.
James Carden
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March 1, 2017
The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Trump’s Appeal to Common Sense Is His Dismissal of It
The president’s taste for fact-free fantasy is based not in traditional American populism but in authoritarianism.
Sophia Rosenfeld
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February 14, 2017
Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan
Purist objections scuttled Washington State’s market-friendly carbon tax plan in November. Let’s not let that happen at the national level.
Charles Komanoff