There’s Nothing Traditional About Tradwives There’s Nothing Traditional About Tradwives
Propagandists for stay-at-home domesticity are monetizing a fantasy—and they’re not really staying at home.
Sep 7, 2026 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How a Creative Mind Lives in Nature How a Creative Mind Lives in Nature
Working in the wilderness could not satiate my intellectual impulses. But for the protagonist of Hothouse Bloom, the binary between mental and physical labor is what calls her.
Sep 5, 2026 / Dan Sinykin
Looking Back on 9/11 Looking Back on 9/11
I hate to use this column to say “I told you so,” but in this case, “The Nation” was on the right side of history.
Sep 1, 2026 / Column / Richard Kreitner
Do We Need a New Approach to Our Origin Stories? Do We Need a New Approach to Our Origin Stories?
An interview with historian Ned Blackhawk on the United States’ contested founding.
Aug 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Hubert Harrison’s Brand of Black Radicalism Hubert Harrison’s Brand of Black Radicalism
In this interview with Brian Kwoba, “The Nation” talks with the author about his new book on the legacy of a little-known but influential activist.
Aug 19, 2026 / Q&A / Peter Cole
Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy
Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name.
Aug 18, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway
Bad Mothers and Monstrous Children Bad Mothers and Monstrous Children
Jordy Rosenberg’s “Night Night Fawn” offers a multigenerational tale of Marxists, Zionists, and estrangement.
Aug 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Emmet Fraizer
Growing Up With “Girls” Growing Up With “Girls”
Lena Dunham and her generation enter midlife.
Aug 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron
The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center
Where hope even has a gift shop.
Aug 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
John Edgar Wideman’s American Vernacular John Edgar Wideman’s American Vernacular
The master novelist offers a view of a United States defined by its cultures of improvisation.
Aug 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Walton Muyumba