The Nation may be next lefty outlet to fire Mamdani-loving Ross Barkan after NY Mag catches plagiarism 67 times

The Nation is reviewing work by lefty columnist Ross Barkan after he was axed by New York Magazine on Friday for ripping off other authors’ work dozens of times.In a statement that notably lacked contrition, the Mayor Mamdani-loving author previously downplayed the plagiarism and boasted he was starting “a new column for The Nation,” adding that he would take “a more considered pace.”But a Nation rep told The Post on Monday there are no plans for him to start a column — and the mag is reviewing stories he’s written for the publication since 2019.“We are conducting an internal review in the wake of New York’s announcement,” the spokesperson said, clarifying that Barkan “is not under contract to write a column for The Nation.”The writer did not return The Post’s requests for comment.The Post reached out to several outlets where Barkan has contributed – including The New York Times, The Atlantic and The Guardian – to ask if they are reviewing his work, too.The New York Magazine probe was sparked when a Washington Post reporter noticed strong similarities between the lead of one of his articles and the lead Barkan wrote about the same subject in May.As NPR unearthed additional plagiarism allegations — drawing an angry denial from Barkan — New York mag launched its review.At the end of the four-month process, New York said it was parting ways with Barkan.New York said it found 67 of his columns “that did not include proper attribution of language, information and/or sourcing.”The publication said it was updating those pieces with proper attribution and is “committed to addressing any other instances that come to light.”“Upon conclusion of the review, we have determined that we will no longer publish his column,” NY Mag added.“We regret that his work did not live up to our editorial standards, and apologize to the writers whose work was not appropriately attributed.”The prolific Barkan appeared to blame the plagiaris...