Barack Obama

The outrage and press coverage was nothing compared with that surrounding Hillary Clinton's emails.

America’s devotion to the Middle East did not make much sense in 2003, Bacevich argues; but it did in 1980, and the reason was oil.

As a young woman, civil rights pioneer Pauli Murray discovered that the flag could be used as a symbol of defiance.

A new book recovers long-suppressed alternative politics.

The revival and hidden treasure of Aretha Franklin.

Remember Perot?

Dickens, Tocqueville, and the U.N. all agree about this American invention: It’s torture.

We are again caught between nationalists longing for an imagined past, and activists invoking ideals the nation has not attained.

Recovering black radicalism.

We are a nation of immigrants and refugees. Yet we always fear who is coming next.

Discussion of the Hart-Cellar Act that was passed 50 years ago.

Patrick Blanchfield tracks the long-standing entanglement of guns and religion in the United States. Part 1 of 2.

On the abolitionists, Reconstruction, and winning “freedom” from the Right.

"You're taking over our country" echoes long-held narratives and has renewed prominence in conservative discourse.

Race is a social fiction imposed by the powerful on those they wish to control.

Covering the island has been a central concern for The Nation since the beginning—producing scoops, aiding diplomacy, and pushing for a change in policy.

The right to vote is under the greatest threat since the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

Racism, segregation and inequality persist in this civil-rights battleground.

The challenges involved in constructing the 9-11 Museum in New York City within the context of other man-made disasters.

We're supposed to celebrate one of the weirdest artifacts of the Cold War.