We Defeated McCarthyism Before. We Can Do It Again.

"We appreciated that Vance described The Nation as a "well-respected magazine whose publishing history goes back to the American Civil War." We were less appreciative, however, of his clumsy critique of our coverage of the death of Charlie Kirk, which elided the fact that our columnists condemned the political violence that took the conservative activist's life while pointedly criticizing his record."

"And we wish the vice president had gotten his facts straight before inaccurately painting The Nation as a tool of "George Soros's Open Society Foundation...and many other wealthy titans of the American progressive movement." We respect Soros's efforts on behalf of democracy, but he's not funding our reporting and analysis of the Trump-Vance regime. The essential support for this magazine comes from readers who value our independent journalism, our commitment to economic and social and racial justice, our relentless advocacy for taxing "wealthy titans,""

"If Vance's attack were an isolated incident, or simply the latest expression of a prickly administration's discomfort with a dissenting publication, we'd move on to the next issue. Unfortunately, destroying press freedom is a core focus of the Trump administration's agenda. In the same week that Vance attacked The Nation, President Trump called The New York Times "one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country," while his lawyers filed a $15 billion suit against the newspaper"

The Nation rebuts Vice President JD Vance's mid-September podcast attack and corrects inaccurate claims that George Soros funds its reporting. The Nation notes appreciation for being called a well-respected magazine but objects to Vance's critique of coverage of Charlie Kirk, emphasizing that columnists condemned the political violence while criticizing Kirk's record. The magazine states that essential support comes from readers who value independent journalism, commitment to economic, social, and racial justice, and advocacy for taxing wealthy titans. The Nation warns that destroying press freedom is a core focus of the Trump administration and cites President Trump's simultaneous attacks on The New York Times and a $15 billion lawsuit.

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