Hamilton Fish V
Hamilton Fish V (born September 5, 1951), also known as "Ham" Fish, is an American publisher, documentary film producer, and liberal activist descended from the prominent political family of the 19th-century U.S. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish.[1][2]As publisher of The Nation magazine starting in the mid-1970s, Fish supported progressive journalism and causes, later serving as vice president of the environmental organization Riverkeeper to advocate for clean water initiatives in New York.[3][2] He has produced documentaries, including the Academy Award-winning Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988), focusing on historical accountability for Nazi war crimes.[4] Fish advised financier George Soros and held board positions with Soros's Open Society Foundations, channeling support toward liberal policy efforts.[2] In 2016, he became publisher of The New Republic, but resigned in 2017 following multiple allegations of inappropriate physical and verbal conduct toward female staff members, including an incident of choking reported from his prior role at a related institute.[2] These events prompted his suspension and departure, amid broader scrutiny of workplace behavior in media organizations.[2]