The editorial director of The Nation, America's oldest weekly opinion journal or political newsmagazine gives his take on why The Nation has managed to survive so long and consequently, on the relevance of opinion journals in today's world- that they're not for profit but to make points and promote ideas and opinions, whether supporting the left or the right.
As the writer states of The Nation,near the end:
"You need to run one of these magazines like a business or else you will be out of business. But if a business is all you are, you will be out of business, too."

Besides all the above,the article also includes a small but true description of the difference between the left and right(conservative) political views including: "That helps explain why the right is always so well-funded. Because it is validating the world view of people who have a ton of money."