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Demonstrators against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployment in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday, January 16, 2026.

Why “The Nation” Is Nominating Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize Why “The Nation” Is Nominating Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize

On this Fourth of July, Minneapolis reminds us of what America can be.

Jun 30, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake

Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake

How the aftershocks of an 1812 quake that hit Venezuela changed the world.

Jun 30, 2026 / Greg Grandin

The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators

The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators

Artist Robert Kuzovkov was murdered in Poland.

Jun 30, 2026 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

Women assemble parts at a General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts, that would figure prominently in the post–World War I labor uprising.

What Is the American Economy? What Is the American Economy?

The gap between what the numbers say and how people are feeling has only grown wider.

Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Robert B. Reich

The labor-activist group Union Now was founded with support from Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.

How to Win the Next 250 Years for the Working Class How to Win the Next 250 Years for the Working Class

It begins with building back a strong union movement
rooted in deep solidarity.

Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Sara Nelson

Chicago’s Michigan Avenue in the mid-1920s.

What Makes American Architecture American? What Makes American Architecture American?

It’s never been afraid to play fast and loose and big.

Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Kate Wagner

President Donald J. Trump speaks via video link to a crowd gathered for the annual March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2026.

They’re Coming for Abortion, Only After the Midterms They’re Coming for Abortion, Only After the Midterms

The administration may be reluctant to further undermine abortion rights before November, but the abortion-rights movement must stay vigilant.

Jun 30, 2026 / Julie F. Kay

Congressional candidates Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier raised their hands with Mayor Zohran Mamdani (in the Knicks shirt) during a Get Out the Vote rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026, in New York City.

What the DSA Influx Means for Albany What the DSA Influx Means for Albany

The DSA bloc in the Assembly can become a significant chunk of the Democratic majority.

Jun 30, 2026 / Ross Barkan

Workers, tenants and neighbors with Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard picket outside of the Brooklyn Navy Yard during its February 11, 2026, board meeting.

Drones Manufactured in Brooklyn Are Being Used to Bomb Gazans Drones Manufactured in Brooklyn Are Being Used to Bomb Gazans

Newly uncovered documents have provided the first definitive proof that Israel’s largest weapons supplier is purchasing drones built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Jun 30, 2026 / Joseph Mogul

Graduates during the commencement ceremony for UC Irvine's School of Social Sciences at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California, on Friday, June 12, 2026.

We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About College Graduates We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About College Graduates

Workers with college degrees are constantly being pitted against workers without one. But such a zero-sum debate obscures the need to protect everyone in every workplace.

Jun 30, 2026 / Abdullah Shihipar

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