“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize “The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize
With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”
Jan 28, 2026 / The Editors
Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions
The president wants to resume nuclear testing. Senator Edward Markey asks, “Is he a warmonger or just an idiot?’
Jan 15, 2026 / Edward Markey
Want to Understand California’s Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio. Want to Understand California’s Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio.
A conversation with the documentarians Rowan Wernham and Yasha Levine about their film Pistachio Wars, a look at how one family came to control much of the state’s water.
Jan 15, 2026 / Q&A / Lara-Nour Walton
Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22 Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22
An egregious tax-evasion loophole is inflaming the displacement crisis in Puerto Rico.
Jan 14, 2026 / Nomiki Konst and Federico de Jesús
The Real Welfare Fraud Scandal The Real Welfare Fraud Scandal
If the Trump administration were truly concerned with fraud in social services spending, it wouldn’t start with childcare, and it wouldn’t start with Minnesota.
Jan 14, 2026 / Bryce Covert
The “Donroe” Doctrine Is Dangerous The “Donroe” Doctrine Is Dangerous
Trump’s brazen violation of international law destabilizes global security.
Jan 13, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
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
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
Chile at the Crossroads Chile at the Crossroads
A dramatic shift to the extreme right threatens the future—and past—for human rights and accountability.
Dec 19, 2025 / Peter Kornbluh
How the Border Patrol Moved Inland—and Created a Police State How the Border Patrol Moved Inland—and Created a Police State
In 1994, the writer Leslie Marmon Silko wrote a piece for The Nation warning of a frightening new immigration regime.
Dec 19, 2025 / Richard Kreitner