Pierre Guyotat’s Moral Order Pierre Guyotat’s Moral Order
The French writer’s fiction engages in a radical egalitarian project aimed at negating the right’s nihilism.
May 26, 2026 / Books & the Arts / R.K. Hegelman
Searching for Solidarity at the Train Station Searching for Solidarity at the Train Station
Mattia Filice’s Driver, a poetic novel about train conductors in France, offers an empathetic vision of working for the public.
May 25, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sara Krolewski
The Enduring Legacy of Rudy Acuña The Enduring Legacy of Rudy Acuña
The pioneering Chicano studies scholar, who died in March, reshaped the writing of history.
May 20, 2026 / Obituary / Theresa Montaño and Oriel María Siu
Siegfried Kracauer’s Quixotic Anti-War Novel Siegfried Kracauer’s Quixotic Anti-War Novel
In 1928’ s Ginster, the German writer broke the mold of the World War I novel by refusing politics for aesthetics.
May 20, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jasmine Liu
The Magical, Mysterious World of Archives The Magical, Mysterious World of Archives
Archives are where forgotten lives, hidden histories, and unfinished stories wait to be rediscovered.
May 20, 2026 / Michele Willens
Karen Tei Yamashita on Why We Shouldn't Take Fiction Lightly Karen Tei Yamashita on Why We Shouldn't Take Fiction Lightly
A conversation with the author about her new book’s regretful relevance amidst escalatingly violent ICE detainments.
May 15, 2026 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
AI Is Incapable of Poetry AI Is Incapable of Poetry
It’s incapable of producing anything creative that isn’t dreck.
May 14, 2026 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The United States’ Long War Against Iran The United States’ Long War Against Iran
The Nation was among the first publications to report the CIA’s role in the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh.
May 14, 2026 / Column / Richard Kreitner
Is Antitrust Enough? Is Antitrust Enough?
Tim Wu’s Age of Extraction lays out an antitrust strategy for fighting platform capitalism. But does the challenge posed by Big Tech require a new playbook?
May 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Michael Eby
