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March 3, 2022
Take It From JFK—Appeasement Over Confrontation
Displays of presidential toughness aren’t what our nation needs right now.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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April 16, 2021
Cuba Moves Into the Post-Castro Era
On the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, many US officials still can’t seem to accept a socialist country “under their very noses.”
Peter Kornbluh
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October 6, 2020
Will 2020 Be Trump’s Bay of Pigs?
To advance his political fortunes in Florida, Trump assaults the right to travel to Cuba.
Peter Kornbluh
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June 6, 2019
Why Is Trump Assaulting Americans’ Freedom to Travel to Cuba?
He’s trolling for votes in Florida at the expense of our constitutional rights and economic support for the Cuban people.
Peter Kornbluh
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April 24, 2019
The Trump Administration Is Launching a New Round of Aggression Against Cuba
And this time, they’re celebrating the Bay of Pigs invasion as they do it.
Peter Kornbluh
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December 29, 2017
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April 17, 2015
April 17, 1961: US-Backed Guerrillas Invade Cuba via the Bay of Pigs
“If they fail,” The Nation warned many months in advance, “the United States will lose face in an almost irreparable way.”
Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
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March 23, 2015
Cuba Libre
Covering the island has been a central concern for The Nation since the beginning—producing scoops, aiding diplomacy, and pushing for a change in policy.
Peter Kornbluh
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December 17, 2014
Détente With Cuba: Just About Freaking Time
The history of US-Cuban relations in the last fifty-five years is the history of the loss of American prestige.
Richard Kreitner and Back Issues