Subscribers Only Fascists Try to Write Trans People Out of the “Natural Order.” The Earth Disagrees.
The vast majority of life on earth exists outside of sex and gender binaries—despite what the right likes to claim.
Print Magazine
June 2026 Issue
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Editorial
The Demolition of the Voting Rights Act
The US Supreme Court is aiding and abetting voter suppression.
Subscribers Only Democratic Voters Are Clear: It’s Time to Fight
The party’s base has sent the same message in primary after primary: playing it safe won't cut it in 2026.
Pedro Sánchez Isn’t Waiting for a Savior
At a recent summit, Spain’s prime minister gathered leftist leaders and warned of a new authoritarian world order.
Why Pope Leo Gets Under Trump’s Skin
The Catholic Church’s power is on the wane—but it now has a pope who is to the left of many US institutions and enrages the president by expressing his convictions.
Subscribers Only Karen Tei Yamashita on Why We Shouldn't Take Fiction Lightly
A conversation with the author about her new book’s regretful relevance amidst escalatingly violent ICE detainments.
Column
Subscribers Only The Stupid Economy
Trump promised voters revitalization and growth. But he doesn’t know the first thing about economics.
Subscribers Only The Multipronged Red-State Attack on Voting Rights
Red states aren’t just gerrymandering away voting rights—they’re working overtime to suppress the vote in as many ways as possible.
AI Is Incapable of Poetry
It’s incapable of producing anything creative that isn’t dreck.
The United States’ Long War Against Iran
The Nation was among the first publications to report the CIA’s role in the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh.
Letters
Feature
Peggy Flanagan Is Running for the Senate to “Avenge Minnesota”
The lieutenant governor of the state is ramping up her Democratic Senate primary campaign as her state battles Trump’s brutal assault.
Subscribers Only “Why Did So Many People Think This War Was a Good Idea?”
The story of how millions of Iranians fell for the regime-change fantasy.
The Rapid-Fire Political Education of Zohran Mamdani
Can New York’s mayor govern as a democratic socialist?
“Nobody Heard Me at Amazon”
Pregnant workers at the mega-corporation say they endure unsafe conditions and are punished when they asked for accommodations.
How Prediction Markets Are Taking Control of Everything
We have seen the future, and it is Polymarket and Kalshi processing insider bets on mayhem, chaos—and celebrity-wedding guest lists.
Subscribers Only Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice
An outdated law has allowed Big Tech to evade accountability for 30 years. Now landmark court rulings are giving consumers a chance to fight back.
Subscribers Only The Dismantling of Black Studies
Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.
Books & the Arts
Capitalism’s Long Revolution
What happens to our understanding of capitalism when we assume that it might not come to an end?
The Radical Genius of Álvaro Enrigue
His new novel is as much a work of political philosophy as it is one of fiction.
What Would Happen if You Walked All of New York’s Shoreline?
The art and architecture of New York’s vast and sweeping waterfront.
Claire Denis’s Haunting Neocolonial Drama
Compared to her other films, The Fence is a minor work. But it contains within it a set of expansive themes.
