The Nation
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The Nation is a long-running American progressive magazine known for its in-depth political commentary, investigative journalism, and cultural criticism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nation canonical | 24 |
| The Nation (magazine) | 1 |
| The Nation magazine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1481820 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nation Context triple: [Greg Grandin, hasWrittenFor, The Nation]
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A.
The Nation (early editorial influence)
The Nation (early editorial influence) refers to the formative period of the American weekly magazine The Nation, during which its editorial direction and intellectual character were significantly shaped by early contributors and advisors such as Charles Eliot Norton.
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B.
National Journal
National Journal is an American political journalism and policy analysis publication known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics, Congress, and public affairs.
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C.
The Independent Journal
The Independent Journal was a New York newspaper in the late 18th century known for publishing many of the Federalist Papers.
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D.
New Statesman
New Statesman is a long-running British political and cultural magazine known for its left-leaning commentary and analysis.
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E.
El Espectador
El Espectador is one of Colombia’s oldest and most influential national newspapers, known for its investigative journalism and cultural reporting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nation Target entity description: The Nation is a long-running American progressive magazine known for its in-depth political commentary, investigative journalism, and cultural criticism.
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A.
The Nation (early editorial influence)
The Nation (early editorial influence) refers to the formative period of the American weekly magazine The Nation, during which its editorial direction and intellectual character were significantly shaped by early contributors and advisors such as Charles Eliot Norton.
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B.
National Journal
National Journal is an American political journalism and policy analysis publication known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics, Congress, and public affairs.
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C.
The Independent Journal
The Independent Journal was a New York newspaper in the late 18th century known for publishing many of the Federalist Papers.
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D.
New Statesman
New Statesman is a long-running British political and cultural magazine known for its left-leaning commentary and analysis.
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E.
El Espectador
El Espectador is one of Colombia’s oldest and most influential national newspapers, known for its investigative journalism and cultural reporting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magazine
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news magazine ⓘ political magazine ⓘ progressive magazine ⓘ |
| basedIn | United States media market ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coveredEvent |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
Iraq War ⓘ U.S. presidential elections ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
U.S. politics
ⓘ
arts ⓘ culture ⓘ international affairs ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| founder |
Edwin Lawrence Godkin
ⓘ
Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ Wendell Phillips Garrison ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
ⓘ
investigative journalism ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
politically engaged readers
ⓘ
progressive activists ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
articles
ⓘ
columns ⓘ editorials ⓘ essays ⓘ reviews ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
democratic socialism
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.thenation.com ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| inception | 1865 ⓘ |
| ISSN | 0027-8378 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notableEditor |
D.D. Guttenplan
ⓘ
Katrina vanden Heuvel ⓘ Victor Navasky ⓘ |
| OCLC | 818906792 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Nation Associates ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
left-wing
ⓘ
progressive ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| publisher | The Nation Company, LLC ⓘ |
| subjectOf | media studies scholarship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Nation Description of subject: The Nation is a long-running American progressive magazine known for its in-depth political commentary, investigative journalism, and cultural criticism.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Nation (magazine)
this entity surface form:
The Nation magazine
subject surface form:
Wendell Phillips Garrison