Remembering the “Placatory and Principled” Victor Navasky Remembering the “Placatory and Principled” Victor Navasky
Colleagues pay tribute to the former editor and publisher of The Nation.
Jan 30, 2023 / Editorial / Elizabeth Pochoda, Calvin Trillin, and Richard Lingeman
Victor Navasky: A Generous, Mischievous, Endlessly Entertaining Genius Victor Navasky: A Generous, Mischievous, Endlessly Entertaining Genius
The Nation’s former publisher remembers his former partner and lifelong friend.
Jan 27, 2023 / Editorial / Hamilton Fish
Victor Navasky, Who Saved “The Nation,” Tried to Save the World Victor Navasky, Who Saved “The Nation,” Tried to Save the World
A brief note on a 40-year apprenticeship.
Jan 27, 2023 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023 Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023
Editor of The Nation, 1978–1995; editorial director and publisher, 1995–2005.
One “Nation” Under Victor One “Nation” Under Victor
Remembering Victor S. Navasky.
Jan 26, 2023 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Victor Navasky, Campaign Manager Victor Navasky, Campaign Manager
One of the former Nation editor and publisher’s greatest escapades came in 1974, when he ran former attorney general Ramsey Clark’s bid for the US Senate.
Jan 26, 2023 / Obituary / John Nichols
Victor Navasky Recognized the Power of Cartooning Victor Navasky Recognized the Power of Cartooning
The former Nation editor and publisher’s book The Art of Controversy prods what gives political cartoons the power to excite violent passion.
Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity
Fruchter, who passed away recently, was also a key figure in the New Left on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jan 13, 2023 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman
The Queen of Candor: Aline Kominsky-Crumb 1948–2022 The Queen of Candor: Aline Kominsky-Crumb 1948–2022
Her fearless autobiographical stories revolutionized cartooning.
Mike Davis: 1946–2022 Mike Davis: 1946–2022
A brilliant radical reporter with a novelist’s eye and a historian’s memory.
Oct 25, 2022 / Obituary / Jon Wiener