The Contradictions of 1776 The Contradictions of 1776
From the outset the United States was founded to protect both freedom and slavery.
Jun 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne
Tom Paine’s Fight Tom Paine’s Fight
The pamphleteer’s insistence that America live up to its revolutionary vows still rings true 250 years later.
Jun 9, 2026 / John Nichols
On “The Nation” and Empire On “The Nation” and Empire
Our magazine has refused to accept what contributor Gore Vidal once described as the “cozy unremitting war” that puts this country in a state of conflict, year after year.
Jun 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation
The Revolution Heard Around the World The Revolution Heard Around the World
The global politics of 1776.
Jun 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld
The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All
The effort to transform the United States’ founding document into a vehicle for egalitarian politics.
Jun 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
The Flame of a Silent Fort The Flame of a Silent Fort
Jun 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ahmad Shamlou
Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Art Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Art
The radical legacy of the cartoonist and filmmaker who created Persepolis.
How Much On-Screen Violence Is Too Much? How Much On-Screen Violence Is Too Much?
I’ve always been a little sensitive about films that depict school shootings. But Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama was an outlier.
Jun 6, 2026 / Vikram Murthi
What’s Behind the Corporate Pillaging of “60 Minutes” What’s Behind the Corporate Pillaging of “60 Minutes”
By firing veteran correspondent Scott Pelley, the leaders of CBS News have elevated toadying over truth-telling.
Jun 5, 2026 / Ben Schwartz