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Want to Defend Democracy? Start With Your Public Library.
Katrina vanden Heuvel Public libraries are critical within the public sphere and, when fully supported, represent the best of government at work. The post Want to Defend Democracy? Start With Your...
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Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz
David Hajdu Nate Chinen’s new book confronts the contemporary jazz moment with clarity and authority. The post Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz appeared first on The Nation.
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How Latin Got Woke
Lisa De Bode Latin has long been the domain of dead white men. Today, a new cadre of scholars is trying to take it back. The post How Latin Got Woke appeared first on The Nation.
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A Lesbian Archive Sends Its Love Letter: Find History, Find Yourself
Jewelle Gomez Scenes from a pandemic: 13 The post A Lesbian Archive Sends Its Love Letter: Find History, Find Yourself appeared first on The Nation.
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9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth?
Verandah Porche “Thanks Forgiving,” a poem. The post 9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth? appeared first on The Nation.
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Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’
Elizabeth Emma Ferry, Stephen Ferry Reading poetry over the phone, David Ferry and loved ones find an antidote to loneliness. The post Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’ appeared first on The...
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Did ‘Cancel Culture’ Drive Richard Wright Underground?
Joseph G. Ramsey On “Memories of My Grandmother” and The Man Who Lived Underground. The post Did ‘Cancel Culture’ Drive Richard Wright Underground? appeared first on The Nation.
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Why We Need a New Federal Writers’ Project
David Kipen The Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project created jobs, fought disinformation, and gave voice to the voiceless. We need all of the above now more than ever. The post Why We Need a New...
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How the “American Dream” Became Un-American
Maria Bustillos When plutocrats defend it, and democrats bewail its passing, it’s time to recall the original meaning of the phrase. The post How the “American Dream” Became Un-American appeared first...
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The Book Arsenal: A Dispatch From the Cultural Front in Kyiv
Benjamin Moser Ukrainian publisher Anetta Antonenko has her books, her cats, her language—and her gun. The post The Book Arsenal: A Dispatch From the Cultural Front in Kyiv appeared first on The Nation.
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The Messy Humanity of Leo Bersani (April 16, 1931–February 20, 2022)
Zahid R. Chaudhary, Anne Anlin Cheng Two friends and colleagues on the late scholar, whose analyses of gay identity during the height of the AIDS crisis still loom large over sexuality studies. The...
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The War of Words Between Between “Rashka” and Ukraine
Benjamin Moser On the culture front between “Rashka” and Ukraine. The post The War of Words Between Between “Rashka” and Ukraine appeared first on The Nation.
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Farewell to Midge Decter, the Bigot on the Beach
Jeet Heer The obituaries for the founding mother of neoconservatism fail to give a sense of how vile her opinions really were. The post Farewell to Midge Decter, the Bigot on the Beach appeared first...
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You Can’t Buy These Books
Maria Bustillos In their attack on libraries, megapublishers roll a Trojan horse into the courts. The post You Can’t Buy These Books appeared first on The Nation.
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Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence
Pranay Somayajula Shortly before he was attacked, Rushdie joined with dozens of Indian literary artists to lament the rise of Hindu nationalism and the fragile state of the country's democracy. The...
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Howard Zinn at 100: Remembering “The People’s Historian”
Robert Cohen, Sonia Murrow Zinn made no pretense of neutrality. He believed that “in a world of conflict,” it was the historian’s job to advocate for the oppressed. The post Howard Zinn at 100:...
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“The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement
Abigail Higgins It will protect freelancers’ rights and set rates and conditions. The post “The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement appeared first on The Nation.
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Manga Hulks Its Way to the Top
Viken Berberian Japanese comics have become an undisputed juggernaut of the publishing industry. The post Manga Hulks Its Way to the Top appeared first on The Nation.
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NPR’s Nina Totenberg, Friend of the Reactionary Court
Jeet Heer How the supposedly liberal media protected a right-wing Supreme Court. The post NPR’s Nina Totenberg, Friend of the Reactionary Court appeared first on The Nation.
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Meredith Tax, 1942–2022
Alix Kates Shulman The tireless organizer, feminist pioneer, and relentless coalition builder never let up. The post Meredith Tax, 1942–2022 appeared first on The Nation.
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AI Comes for the Writers
McCaffrey Blauner It's long been assumed that truck drivers' jobs would be first on the chopping block. Not anymore. The post AI Comes for the Writers appeared first on The Nation.
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The Butler Didn’t Do It! On Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion”
Ethan Iverson While Knives Out was a brilliant inversion of the class politics of an Agatha Christie whodunit, the sequel wants to have it both ways. The post The Butler Didn’t Do It! On Rian Johnson’s...
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“The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids
Gregg Gonsalves Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the virus. The post “The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids appeared first on The Nation.
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The Failures of the January 6 Report
Jeet Heer Historian Jill Lepore’s effective critique in The New Yorker is marred by a lazy counternarrative. The post The Failures of the January 6 Report appeared first on The Nation.
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The Tragedy of Ukraine
Nicolai N. Petro What classical Greek tragedy can teach us about conflict. The post The Tragedy of Ukraine appeared first on The Nation.
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Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023
Kai Bird Editor of The Nation, 1978–1995; editorial director and publisher, 1995–2005. The post Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023 appeared first on The Nation.
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Just Because ChatBots Can’t Think Doesn’t Mean They Can’t Lie
Maria Bustillos Or that they haven’t already started to pollute Google searches. And if publishers win their lawsuit against the Internet Archive, verifying facts and quotes will get a lot harder. The...
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Reports of the Death of the “Texas Observer” Are Greatly Exaggerated
Jim Hightower With support from readers, a legendary progressive publication lives to fight another day. The post Reports of the Death of the “Texas Observer” Are Greatly Exaggerated appeared first on...
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The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer”
Gabriel Arana Progressive media is not a “business.” It’s a labor movement. The post The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer” appeared first on The Nation.
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When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries...
Michelle M. Wu The lawsuit against Controlled Digital Lending is about giving corporations—rather than readers, buyers, borrowers, or authors—control over content. The post When You Buy a Book, You Can...
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How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy
Sarah Taber A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook! The post How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop...
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What the UK’s Arrest of a French Publisher Means for Public Intellectuals the...
Natasha Hakimi Zapata The detention of Ernest Moret raises urgent questions about British authorities’ targeting public intellectuals at the request of other nations. The post What the UK’s Arrest of a...
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Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in...
David Cole, Brian Hauss Criminal defamation laws are relics of a bygone age. The post Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail appeared first on The Nation.
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Sean McElwee’s Betting Against Democracy
Jeet Heer The Data for Progress founder’s gambling isn’t just a bad habit. It’s a symptom of the decay of solidarity. The post Sean McElwee’s Betting Against Democracy appeared first on The Nation.
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He Called for His Mother
Lottie Joiner Mamie Till-Mobley was one of the first in a far-too-long line of Black mothers to seek justice for their sons. The post He Called for His Mother appeared first on The Nation.
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Ron DeSantis, American Psycho
Jeet Heer The Florida governor’s irony-poisoned ad uses far-right memes to sanction homophobic and transphobic violence. The post Ron DeSantis, American Psycho appeared first on The Nation.
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A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book
Maria Bustillos But corporate mega-publishers want purchasing a book to be like renting a movie or streaming an album. The post A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book appeared first on...
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Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit
Jeet Heer The former GOP presidential nominee is now a pariah in his own party. The post Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit appeared first on The Nation.
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Farewell to a Poor Bastard
Jeet Heer Joe Matt (1963–2023) made hilarious comedy of his own misery. The post Farewell to a Poor Bastard appeared first on The Nation.
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Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime
Ross Barkan In his new novel, the bard of Boerum Hill interrogates the brutal truths of gentrification. The post Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime appeared first on The Nation.
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Christina Sharpe and the Art of Everyday Black Life
Omari Weekes In Ordinary Notes, Sharpe considers Black culture “in all of its shade and depth and glow.” The post Christina Sharpe and the Art of Everyday Black Life appeared first on The Nation.
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The Party of Lincoln Is Really the Party of Calhoun
Jeet Heer Nikki Haley and Greg Abbott echo the theorist of secession. The post The Party of Lincoln Is Really the Party of Calhoun appeared first on The Nation.
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The Nixonian “New York Times” Stonewalls on a Discredited Article About Hamas...
Jeet Heer The newspaper of record botches an important story about sexual violence on October 7. The post The Nixonian “New York Times” Stonewalls on a Discredited Article About Hamas and Rape appeared...
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Art During Wartime
Barry Schwabsky Can it really be that to call for sympathy with victims of murder and kidnapping is necessarily to demand violence in return? The post Art During Wartime appeared first on The Nation.
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Why Is the American Library Association Whitewashing the History of Ukrainian...
Lev Golinkin In honoring a book depicting Ukrainian volunteers in the Waffen SS as heroes and patriots, the group reveals historical ignorance—or indifference to antisemitism. The post Why Is the...
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Where Is the Leftist Critique of Hamas?
Hillel Schenker What is the view of most of the organizations and activists in the Palestinian solidarity movement about Hamas? The answer remains unclear—and rarely talked about. The post Where Is the...
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Campus Protesters Were Right to Spurn Peggy Noonan, Emblem of Media Obtuseness
Jeet Heer Our narcissistic media elite doesn’t understand why their lies have made young people wary. The post Campus Protesters Were Right to Spurn Peggy Noonan, Emblem of Media Obtuseness appeared...
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The Myths of Anne Carson
Emily Wilson Throughout her long and prolific career, Carson has specialized in unexpected juxtapositions between modern life and ancient times, contemporary art and the literature of the past. The...
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JD Vance Is Working Hard to Be Hated
Jeet Heer For the Republican candidate, riling up the right-wing base outweighs alienating everyone else. The post JD Vance Is Working Hard to Be Hated appeared first on The Nation.
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JD Vance Shows That the Future of the GOP Is in Racist Conspiracy Theories
Jeet Heer Trump’s deluded fantasies have now become the GOP gospel. The post JD Vance Shows That the Future of the GOP Is in Racist Conspiracy Theories appeared first on The Nation.
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