Eyewitness to the German Revolution Eyewitness to the German Revolution
Victor Klemperer’s dispatches from interwar Germany.
Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy? Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?
What many liberal commentators miss about the growing crisis of liberal democracy rippling through Europe and the Americas.
Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
Meet Europe’s Left Nationalists Meet Europe’s Left Nationalists
The rise of leaders like Sahra Wagenknecht and Jean-Luc Mélenchon marks a momentous turn against free movement in Europe—at the expense of immigrants.
Jan 10, 2019 / Feature / David Adler
What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals
A wise decision is greeted by denunciations, obstructionism, imperial thinking, and more Russia-bashing.
Jan 9, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019 Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019
For those of us who worked with Norman, it’s hard to imagine The Nation without him. He contributed articles, editorials, and reviews to our pages for an astounding six decades.
Jan 9, 2019 / The Nation
Erdogan’s War on Workers Erdogan’s War on Workers
Turkey’s crackdown on dissent extends to the country’s fractured labor movement.
Dec 28, 2018 / Cole Stangler
Maria Butina and the Criminalization of Citizen Diplomacy Maria Butina and the Criminalization of Citizen Diplomacy
Prosecuting Butina endangers NGO activists in both Russia and the US.
Dec 26, 2018 / Sarah Lindemann-Komarova
The Lessons of Lyudmila Alexeyeva The Lessons of Lyudmila Alexeyeva
The legendary human-rights activist died at 91 on December 8, 2018. It was the end of an era.
Dec 21, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests
New legislation allows businesses to impose a massive amount of overtime on workers—and citizens are furious.
Dec 21, 2018 / Jordan Stancil
Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia? Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia?
The year 2018 in the history of the new Cold War.
Dec 19, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen