Adverbs, Fly Adverbs, Fly
Daddy, you always wake up at that hour. Not in my time zone, but in the deceased’s time zone, at that hour. N Daddy, a new daddy showed up like the way you whisper inside my crying…
Jun 1, 2021 / Poems / Kim Hyesoon
Searching for a Palestinian ‘After’ Searching for a Palestinian ‘After’
“The past is a future we return to” —Fargo Tbakhi After the Nakba, there was the Nakba of Before: Nakba of earth less-split, Nakba of root-less hollow, Nakba of take and take -back…
May 24, 2021 / Poems / George Abraham
from ‘The Angelgreen Sacrament’ from ‘The Angelgreen Sacrament’
You are afraid don’t be afraid be afraid don’t be afraid no one births you only my longing my angellonging and what I see is green arms and hands in your abandoned eye which is giv…
May 20, 2021 / Poems / Eva Kristina Olsson & translated by Johannes Göransson
Introducing The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism Introducing The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism
A multifaceted 501c3 educational organization will train and nurture next generation of diverse independent journalists.
May 12, 2021 / Press Room
‘The Nation’ Names Benjamin Moser as Contributing Writer ‘The Nation’ Names Benjamin Moser as Contributing Writer
With an eye on the intersection of culture and politics, he will document the ways in which intellectual and literary life collide with the real world.
May 7, 2021 / Press Room
Ranked-Choice Voting Is Already Changing Politics for the Better Ranked-Choice Voting Is Already Changing Politics for the Better
In an era of heated divisiveness, cynical punditry, and exhausting negativity in politics, we need to push for systemic electoral change.
May 4, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Successful Campaign to Block Matthew Rojansky’s Appointment Is Ominous for Biden’s Russia Policy The Successful Campaign to Block Matthew Rojansky’s Appointment Is Ominous for Biden’s Russia Policy
Recalibrating our relations to Russia—and reducing the tensions around Ukraine and the Russian border—surely must be part of that effort.
Apr 27, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News? Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News?
A sense of catastrophe has faded even as the environmental emergency has intensified.
Apr 20, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy? Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy?
The US can’t afford to be the “indispensable nation” abroad while rebuilding at home.
Apr 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
To Julia de Burgos To Julia de Burgos
Already people murmur I’m your enemy since they say that in verse I give the world to me. They lie, Julia de Burgos. They lie, Julia de Burgos. The one rising in my verses isn’t yo…
Apr 10, 2021 / Poems / Julia de Burgos and Ilan Stavans