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June 15, 2015
Magna Carta Said No Man Is Above the Law, but What About Corporations?
Celebrate the great charter of liberty by amending the US Constitution on behalf of democracy.
John Nichols
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May 5, 2015
Why I Support PEN’s Courage Award to ‘Charlie Hebdo’
I have a sentimental attachment to journals of political satire as unique and effective instruments of criticism.
Victor Navasky
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May 5, 2015
The Courage of ‘Charlie Hebdo’
The French magazine is blasphemous—and isn’t that an honorable thing to be?
Katha Pollitt
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May 5, 2015
Why ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Is Not Pamela Geller
A more apt comparison would be between the surviving staff of the satirical magazine and the brave abortion providers who carried on after the murder of Dr. George Tiller.
Stuart Klawans
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May 1, 2015
Defend Charlie Hebdo’s Publishing Disgusting Cartoons About Muslims? Yes. Give Them an Award for It? No.
The issue is the cartoons—and what they mean to ordinary French Muslims.
Jon Wiener
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April 30, 2015
‘Charlie Hebdo’ Deserves Its Award for Courage in Free Expression. Here’s Why.
The French satirical publication takes aim at fundamentalism—in all its forms.
Katha Pollitt
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March 23, 2015
Freedom’s Song
Over The Nation’s 150-year history, each new generation of radicals and reformers has contested the promise—and the meaning—of freedom.
Eric Foner
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January 14, 2015
What Americans Should Do After Charlie Hebdo
We must resist the push to increase surveillance and repeat the foreign policy mistakes of the past.
The Editors
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January 14, 2015