Make 2026 the Year of Thomas Paine Make 2026 the Year of Thomas Paine
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, remember the founder who rallied the people against British and American oligarchs.
Jan 2, 2026 / John Nichols
The Dislocations of Shuang Xuetao The Dislocations of Shuang Xuetao
The Chinese writer’s fiction details how the country transformed on an intimate level after the Cultural Revolution.
Dec 30, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Ting Lin
An Absurdist Novel That Tries to Make Sense of the Ukraine War An Absurdist Novel That Tries to Make Sense of the Ukraine War
Maria Reva’s Endling is at once a postmodern caper and an autobiographical work that explores how ordinary people navigate a catastrophe.
Dec 30, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Laura Mills
Why We Keep Reading “All Quiet on the Western Front” Why We Keep Reading “All Quiet on the Western Front”
A new translation vividly renders the sadly evergreen influence of the Erich Maria Remarque’s World War I novel.
Dec 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Paul Reitter
In Memoriam: Beautiful Writers, Influential Editors, Committed Activists In Memoriam: Beautiful Writers, Influential Editors, Committed Activists
A tribute to Nation family we lost this year—from Jules Feiffer to Joshua Clover, Elizabeth Pochoda, Bill Moyers, and Peter and Cora Weiss
Dec 23, 2025 / Obituary / Richard Kreitner
John Wilson at the Met John Wilson at the Met
Drawing from the depths.
Dec 23, 2025 / Margaret Spillane
Blood Orange’s Sonic Experiments Blood Orange’s Sonic Experiments
Dev Hynes moves between grief and joy in Essex Honey, his most personal album yet.
Dec 23, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes” Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes”
The new editor in chief at CBS News has shown she’s not merely stupendously unqualified—she’s ideologically opposed to the practice of good journalism.
Dec 22, 2025 / Elizabeth Spiers
The Remaking of Trump’s Washington, DC The Remaking of Trump’s Washington, DC
The ballroom and his other proposed building projects are many things, but they are not exactly works of architecture.
Dec 22, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs
How the Border Patrol Moved Inland—and Created a Police State How the Border Patrol Moved Inland—and Created a Police State
In 1994, the writer Leslie Marmon Silko wrote a piece for The Nation warning of a frightening new immigration regime.
Dec 19, 2025 / Richard Kreitner