Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper
As Cambodia turns its back on the West, Hun Sen shuts down The Cambodia Daily.
Sep 21, 2017 / Julia Wallace
‘The Nation’ Names Steph Burt and Carmen Giménez Smith Poetry Editors ‘The Nation’ Names Steph Burt and Carmen Giménez Smith Poetry Editors
Burt and Smith take over stewardship of the magazine’s storied poetry section.
Aug 7, 2017 / no-paywall / Press Room
Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality
Is anybody paying attention?
Jul 19, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
On Writers, the Media, and the Corruptions of Power On Writers, the Media, and the Corruptions of Power
Joel Whitney, whose book Finks is about the CIA’s subversion of US culture, talks about the scars left by the Cold War.
Jun 22, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Diana Trilling’s Discontents Diana Trilling’s Discontents
To keep up with the New York Intellectuals, Diana Trilling forgot—and forgave—nothing.
Jun 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers
Joel Whitney talks about his book Finks, which exposes the agency’s corruption of American culture during the Cold War.
May 31, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Help Activists Collect 1 Million Signatures for Net Neutrality Help Activists Collect 1 Million Signatures for Net Neutrality
Trump’s FCC chairman would allow monopoly Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon to pick winners and losers online.
May 3, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy
In his new book Move Fast and Break Things, Jonathan Taplin argues that, among its many downsides, the digital revolution has diminished our very humanity.
Apr 27, 2017 / David Dayen
America’s Oldest Weekly Wins Again America’s Oldest Weekly Wins Again
Several Nation writers take home new awards for fearless journalism.
Mar 16, 2017 / Editorial / The Nation
Algeria’s New Imprint Algeria’s New Imprint
How Éditions Barzakh publishes books for Algerians who think and dream for themselves.
Mar 14, 2017 / Feature / Alice Kaplan