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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents walk down a street during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois.

Deportation and the Silence That Follows Deportation and the Silence That Follows

When ICE abducted my father without cause, something strange filled his vacancy.

Jan 10, 2026 / Taiwo Adepetun

Abolish ICE or GTFO

Abolish ICE or GTFO Abolish ICE or GTFO

In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent makes the case to get rid of ICE, explores George Conway’s congressional campaign—and shares his New Year’s resolutio...

Jan 9, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Renee Lives!

Renee Lives! Renee Lives!

“I never died,” says she.

Jan 9, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Marchers in Charlotte, North Carolina,protest the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good, on January 8, 2026.

Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators. Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.

ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.

Jan 9, 2026 / Eric Blanc, Wes McEnany, and Claire Sandberg

Pretty Please

Pretty Please Pretty Please

Graffiti near Union Square, New York City.

Jan 9, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous and Peter Kuper

Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for a photo.

Europe Signs Up for More Humiliation by Trump Europe Signs Up for More Humiliation by Trump

As the post–Cold War order cracks up, the fault lines don’t just run through the Atlantic, but Europe itself. 

Jan 9, 2026 / David Broder

Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution

Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution

The Trump administration is once more invoking upside-down alibis of state to conjure the bogus specter of imminent threat.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jeb Lund

Tony Dokoupil, CBS News anchor and imperial stooge.

The Media’s Coverage of the Venezuelan Coup Has Been Dreadful The Media’s Coverage of the Venezuelan Coup Has Been Dreadful

War may be the health of state, but it’s death to honest journalism.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jack Mirkinson

President Donald Trump hosts a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on August 18, 2025.

European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism

NATO allies don’t want to confront Trump’s aggression. But they may ultimately not have a choice.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer

On Cora Weiss (1934-2025) and Peace

On Cora Weiss (1934-2025) and Peace On Cora Weiss (1934-2025) and Peace

Cora Weiss died in December at age 91. She never stopped campaigning to save the world from nuclear destruction.

Jan 9, 2026 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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