Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue
Fuzzy math… Where there’s smoke… The real George Bush… Thanks, but no thanks (web only)…
Jan 10, 2019 / Our Readers and Ben Ehrenreich
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
Will Mexico’s New President Seek Justice for the Disappeared? Will Mexico’s New President Seek Justice for the Disappeared?
Thousands are missing in the country’s drug war—many of them seized by government security forces.
Jan 10, 2019 / Feature / Dawn Paley
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
The Pentagon’s Shadow Military Bases The Pentagon’s Shadow Military Bases
Many well-known and secretive bases have long been left off the Defense Department’s books.
Jan 9, 2019 / Nick Turse
The Fight to End South Korea’s ‘Blood-Stained’ National-Security Act The Fight to End South Korea’s ‘Blood-Stained’ National-Security Act
As Seoul and Pyongyang inch toward peace, an alleged North Korean spy goes on trial.
Jan 9, 2019 / Max S. Kim
Gaza’s Opioid Problem Gaza’s Opioid Problem
For people living under Israeli siege, with high unemployment, tramadol is a means of escape.
Jan 7, 2019 / Miriam Berger