The Nation
The Nation is a weekly,
left-of-center periodical devoted to politics and culture. Founded in
1865, it is the oldest weekly in the United States. It is published by the Nation Company, L.P. at 33 Irving Place,
New York City.
The Nation has bureaus in
Budapest,
London, and Southern
Africa and departments covering
Architecture,
Art,
Corporations,
Defense,
Films,
Legal Affairs,
Music,
Peace and
Disarmament,
Poetry, and the
United Nations. The
circulation of
The Nation is rising and was last placed at 158,810 surpassing
The New Republic,
The Weekly Standard, and the
National Review.
The publisher and editorial director of The Nation is Victor Navasky. It is edited by Katrina vanden Heuvel.
Regular columns include:
- "Beat the Devil" by Alexander Cockburn
- "Stop the Presses" by Eric Alterman
- "Diary of a Mad Law Professor" by Patricia J. Williams
- "Subject to Debate" by Katha Pollitt
- "Look Out" by Naomi Klein
- "Deadline Poet" by Calvin Trillin
In a widely publicized and vocal break with the magazine, former columnist
Christopher Hitchens left
The Nation when they published a large number of letters from readers, whom, according to Hitchens, blamed
America for the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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The Nation is also a daily newspaper in Pakistan.
The Nation was also an
Irish newspaper. See:
The Nation.
The Nation was also a left-wing newspaper in the
United Kingdom, which was merged into the
New Statesman in
1931.