Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice
One has boasted of espionage. The other revealed massive government wrongdoing. So why is the whistleblower in jail?
Jun 27, 2023 / James Bamford
Katrina vanden Heuvel Wins the Marc Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage Katrina vanden Heuvel Wins the Marc Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage
In her acceptance speech, The Nation's editorial director and publisher highlighted the fragility of democracy, Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, and the inevitability of change....
Jun 16, 2023 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Press Room
Newton Minow Sought to Lead Us Out of the Vast Wasteland Newton Minow Sought to Lead Us Out of the Vast Wasteland
The Kennedy-era FCC chair who inspired reformers to demand media that served the public interest has died at age 97.
May 9, 2023 / John Nichols
The Julian Assange Test Facing Every Member of the House The Julian Assange Test Facing Every Member of the House
How many representatives have the courage to defend the freedom of the press? Rashida Tlaib wants to find out.
Apr 14, 2023 / John Nichols
The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer” The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer”
Progressive media is not a “business.” It’s a labor movement.
Apr 13, 2023 / Gabriel Arana
Does Russian Journalism Have a Future? Does Russian Journalism Have a Future?
Reflections of a glasnost-era veteran.
Jan 11, 2023 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media? Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media?
The press in Russia has been operating under slow but constant erosion during the entirety of Putin’s watch.
Sep 29, 2022 / Interactive / Alyona Minkovski and Alina Spatz
Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media
A conversation with journalists Laura Flanders, Sara Lomax-Reese, and S. Mitra Kalita about the future of Black and brown media organizations.
May 13, 2022 / S. Mitra Kalita, Sara Lomax-Reese, Laura Flanders, Lizzy Ratner, and D.D. Guttenplan
The Price of Unpaid Activism The Price of Unpaid Activism
Have advocacy and organizing become careers for the well-educated?
Mar 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Esther Eriksson von allmen
Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in Pakistan Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in Pakistan
The country’s famously boisterous press is sinking into the silence of the grave.
Aug 5, 2021 / Hasan Ali