Our first ever online auction has begun!
over a new leaf and looking forward to an exciting and more progressive era.
Our office has been a little neglected with so many of us out reporting on the campaign trail. We put our Spring cleaning on hold, and now that the dust has settled from Election '08, we're cleaning out our closets.
Pack rats, we journalist types. Some people call it "junk." Others, including me, call it "treasure." Either way, we're putting it up for sale during our first-ever, one-of-a-kind online auction.
Already, this is a pretty amazing event. Imagine the treasures saved up from recording the anthology of the progressive movement for 143 years, from The Nation's infancy as an abolitionist magazine, to today, when we've just elected our first African-American President.
Sure, this may not be the stuff of Christie's or Sotheby's, but we think what we've got to offer is rather priceless:
• A rare original copy of our centennial issue from 1965
• A copy of The Nation Anthology that I've signed
• Original art by Ed Sorel and Georges Schreiber
• Tickets on our Nation cruise in 2009
What's more, myself, our publisher emeritus Victor Navasky and Nation writers like Katha Pollitt and Stuart Klawans will get to meet you if you're the highest bidder. I can't wait to see who wins, and who will take home some of these one-of-a-kind mementos.
Don't think you need to be a big spender to participate. We're auctioning items at every level. And, every dollar raised will go toward our coverage of President Elect Obama's first 100 days, and toward moving our country in a bold new direction.
Join the bidding -- you can commemorate our shared progressive history, celebrate the final days of the Bush era, and get a jump on your holiday shopping, all while you sustain The Nation's fearless journalism.
We're all pitching in to make our first ever auction a big success. I hope you'll find something you like!
Best,
Editor & Publisher, The Nation
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