Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel Former editors Victor Navasky Norman Thomas (associate editor) Carey McWilliams Freda Kirchwey Categories Politically progressive Frequency Weekly Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel Total circulation (2015) 103,478[1] First issue July 6, 1865; 153 years ago Company The Nation Company, L.P. Country United States Based in New York City, New York, U.S. Website www.thenation.com ISSN 0027-8378 The Nationis the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in theUnited States, and the most widely read weekly journal ofprogressivepolitical and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor toWilliam Lloyd Garrison'sThe Liberator,[2]It is published by its namesake owner The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.[3]and associated withThe Nation Institute.
The Nationhas news bureaus in Washington, D.C., London, and South Africa, with departments covering architecture, art, corporations,defense,environment, films,legal affairs, music,peaceanddisarmament, poetry, and theUnited Nations. Circulation peaked at 187,000 in 2006 but by 2010 had dropped to 145,000 in print, although digital subscriptions had risen to over 15,000