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THE NATION MAGAZINE – JULY/AUGUST 2026

THE NATION MAGAZINE: The latest issue features Amy Goodman on press freedom, Bernie Sanders on fighting oligarchy, Elie Mystal on our rights, Zohran Mamdani on patriotism, and more!

On “The Nation” and Empire

Our magazine has refused to accept what contributor Gore Vidal once described as the “cozy unremitting war” that puts this country in a state of conflict, year after year. Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation

Tom Paine’s Fight

The pamphleteer’s insistence that America live up to its revolutionary vows still rings true 250 years later. John Nichols

Can America Experience a New Birth of Freedom?

Five progressive leaders offer a powerful reminder of the country’s unfinished journey.

Bernie Sanders’s Revolution

The senator may be remembered as a bridge between the promise of America and the fulfillment of that promise. Jeet Heer