Jonathan Chait and the New PC Jonathan Chait and the New PC
The new political correctness is real, even if it isn’t always wrong.
Jan 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg
January 28, 1986: The Challenger Space Shuttle Explodes After Liftoff, Killing Seven Astronauts January 28, 1986: The Challenger Space Shuttle Explodes After Liftoff, Killing Seven Astronauts
What do you get when fall in love… with lucrative corporate boondoggles?
Jan 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Uncommon Catastrophes Uncommon Catastrophes
Reconsidering how the Middle East was transformed by World War I.
Jan 26, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Tom Finn
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/23/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/23/15?
What are Nation interns reading the week of 1/22/15?
Jan 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote
It’s time to start enforcing Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
James Baldwin, a Guide in Dark Times James Baldwin, a Guide in Dark Times
His essays on police brutality still burn hot, but his understanding of sex, self-knowledge and power demand equal attention now.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski
Bonfire of the Humanities Bonfire of the Humanities
Historians are losing their audience, and searching for the next trend won’t win it back.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
Mistakes Get Made Mistakes Get Made
Democracy floats on currents of change. Is it ever capable of managing them?
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears
January 18, 1919: The Peace Conference Convenes at Paris January 18, 1919: The Peace Conference Convenes at Paris
The Nation’s editor reports from the conference, where he laments the absence of women, workers and communists.
Jan 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
January 15, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Born January 15, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Born
From 1961 until 1966, King published in The Nation an annual report on the progress of the civil-rights movement during the previous year. In this installment, "Hammer of Civil Rig...
Jan 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac