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Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon, in a photo released by House Democrats.

Why Epstein’s Links to the CIA Are So Important Why Epstein’s Links to the CIA Are So Important

We won’t know the full truth about his crimes until the extent of his ties to US intelligence are clear.

Dec 19, 2025 / Column / Jeet Heer

How the Border Patrol Moved Inland—and Created a Police State

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

Rob Reiner in 2018 in Studio City, California.

Rob Reiner, Bari Weiss, and the Shifting Politics of Hollywood Rob Reiner, Bari Weiss, and the Shifting Politics of Hollywood

Weiss’s ascent reveals the extent to which Hollywood, once a Democratic stronghold, has defected for a politics that puts the concerns and egos of wealthy people first.

Dec 19, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Brad Lander on What It Takes to Win as a Progressive

Brad Lander on What It Takes to Win as a Progressive Brad Lander on What It Takes to Win as a Progressive

The outgoing New York City comptroller discusses governing on the left, his run for Congress, and why housing and affordability should define the next Democratic fight.

Dec 19, 2025 / Q&A / Bhaskar Sunkara

Students, researchers and demonstrators rally during a Kill the Cuts protest against the Trump administration's funding cuts on research, health, and higher education at the University of California–Los Angeles on April 8, 2025.

The Public Health Heroes of 2025 The Public Health Heroes of 2025

The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.

Dec 19, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) walks toward the Capitol on December 10, 2025.

Why Ilhan Omar Makes the Right Lose Its Mind Why Ilhan Omar Makes the Right Lose Its Mind

Trump and his MAGA allies want people like Omar to vanish from this country—and they hate her for refusing to do so.

Dec 19, 2025 / Isi Baehr-Breen

Trump speaks at a NATO Summit

The New Europeans, Trump-Style The New Europeans, Trump-Style

Donald Trump is sowing division in the European Union, even as he calls on it to spend more on defense.

Dec 18, 2025 / David Broder

Two US Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys depart at Mercedita International Airport on December 16, 2025, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Trump administration is conducting a military campaign in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, deploying naval and air forces for what it calls an anti-drugs offensive.

The United States’ Hidden History of Regime Change—Revisited The United States’ Hidden History of Regime Change—Revisited

The truculent trio—Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio—do Venezuela.

Dec 18, 2025 / Barbara Koeppel

Donald’s

Donald’s Donald’s

Millions killed.

Dec 18, 2025 / OppArt / Mark Kaplan

Zohran Mamdani speaks to members of the media at a Brooklyn library to make a transition announcement for his administration on December 17, 2025

Zohran Mamdani on FDR, LaGuardia—and Trump Zohran Mamdani on FDR, LaGuardia—and Trump

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the mayor-elect goes behind the scenes of his meeting with the president and talks about some of his political heroes.

Dec 18, 2025 / John Nichols

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