This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The European Right—From (Jean-Marie) Le Pen to (Marine) Le Pen—and the Rise of the French Far Right This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The European Right—From (Jean-Marie) Le Pen to (Marine) Le Pen—and the Rise of the French Far Right
The underlying philosophy of the National Front remains almost exactly the same as it was under Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Mar 1, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Want to Know What NAFTA Teaches Us About the TPP Fight? This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Want to Know What NAFTA Teaches Us About the TPP Fight?
It was clear then, as it is now, that "free-trade" agreements are disasters for workers and the environment.
Feb 15, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Long Battle for Progressive, Humane Immigration Reform This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Long Battle for Progressive, Humane Immigration Reform
It’s worth recalling that on the issue of immigration, as on much else, there is little new under the sun.
Feb 8, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The ‘Dreadfully Increasing Slaughter’ of NYC Pedestrians, 100 Years Ago This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The ‘Dreadfully Increasing Slaughter’ of NYC Pedestrians, 100 Years Ago
In February 1914, an editorial warned against allowing a small, privileged driving minority to jeopardize the lives of everyone else.
Feb 1, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars
Empowered by social media, feminists are calling one another out for ideological offenses. Is it good for the movement? And whose movement is it?
Jan 29, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: ‘Dr. Strangelove’ as ‘a Cold Blade of Scorn Against the Spectator’s Throat’ This Week in ‘Nation’ History: ‘Dr. Strangelove’ as ‘a Cold Blade of Scorn Against the Spectator’s Throat’
Robert Hatch’s conflicted review of Stanley Kubrick’s great satire, released fifty years ago this week.
Jan 25, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What We Wrote About Olympic Boycotts in 1936 and 1980 This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What We Wrote About Olympic Boycotts in 1936 and 1980
We’ve supported boycotts before, but this time engagement is the way to go.
Jan 18, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Passion of Amiri Baraka This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Passion of Amiri Baraka
We published some of his earliest poems as well as his great 1964 essay on Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay.
Jan 11, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How We Helped Start the ‘Melville Revival’ of the 1920s This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How We Helped Start the ‘Melville Revival’ of the 1920s
An article in our pages in 1919 helped rescue the long-deceased scribe from obscurity and secured him a prominent place in the American canon.
Jan 4, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed
President Obama and his congressional Democratic allies should rededicate the country to the Great Society’s best initiative.
Dec 28, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel