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Our July/August issue is here: America at 250

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JUNE 12, 2026
America at 250
Our July/August Special Issue →
For our new issue of The Nation, which marks this country’s 250th anniversary, we invited our greatest progressive thinkers and activists and elected leaders—from the Rev. William Barber to US Representative Jamie Raskin, from labor leader Sara Nelson to actress Jane Fonda, from critic Kate Wagner to historian Gerald Horne—to consider the state of the American experiment. And whom do we quote on the cover? Tom Paine, of course. Because we still believe that Paine was right when he promised Americans, “We have it in our power to begin the world over again!”

 

In an age ruled by kings and potentates, emperors and monarchs, Paine put pen to paper and declared for all the world to know that: “so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other.” Paine recognized the power of words and ideas 250 years ago. At The Nation, we keep the flame of dissenting, enlightening, and empowering journalism alive today. We hope you enjoy our July/August issue.

 

-Katrina vanden Heuvel

Editor & Publisher, The Nation

 

-John Nichols

Executive Editor, The Nation
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Tom Paine’s Fight
The pamphleteer’s insistence that America live up to its revolutionary vows still rings true 250 years later.
JOHN NICHOLS
 
America Is Due for a Deep Clean
This country cannot deliver on its promises until we collectively act to to ensure equal protection for all.
REV. DR. WILLIAM J. BARBER II
 
Can America Experience a New Birth of Freedom?
Five progressive leaders offer a powerful reminder of the country’s unfinished journey.
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Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father
The jazz legend fought for nearly 80 years to clear his father of racially motivated charges.
AIDAN LEVY
 
The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All
The effort to transform the United States’ founding document into a vehicle for egalitarian politics.
STEVEN HAHN
 
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The Bald Eagle Perfectly Embodies America’s Flaws
Our national bird isn’t what we believe it to be—but it is the perfect bird for an imperfect country.
ALEXANDRA TEY
The Contradictions of 1776
From the outset the United States was founded to protect both freedom and slavery.
GERALD HORNE
The Revolution Heard Around the World
The global politics of 1776.
SOPHIA ROSENFELD
The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations
The United States’ founding moment from Washington Crossing the Delaware to the paintings of Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, and Kent Monkman.
RACHEL HUNTER HIMES
Our July/August Issue is Here: America at 250

 

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