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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

Salmon swimming against the current to spawn in the streams in Alaska in August 2025.

The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon

In Alaska, the last stronghold for wild salmon, Native tribes and conservationists are working to save the fish from both climate change and decades of corporate greed.

Dec 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

Laura Poitras

How Laura Poitras Finds the Truth How Laura Poitras Finds the Truth

The director has a knack for getting people to tell her things they've never told anyone else—including her latest subject, Seymour Hersh.

Dec 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

Why “The Voice of Hind Rajab” Will Break Your Heart

Why “The Voice of Hind Rajab” Will Break Your Heart Why “The Voice of Hind Rajab” Will Break Your Heart

A film dramatizing a rescue crew’s attempts to save the 5-year-old Gazan girl might be one of the most affecting movies of the year.

Dec 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Ahmed Moor

Norman Podhoretz

The Longest Journey Is Over The Longest Journey Is Over

With the death of Norman Podhoretz at 95, the transition from New York’s intellectual golden age to the age of grievance and provocation is complete.

Dec 17, 2025 / Obituary / David Klion

Susie Wiles and Donald Trump in the Oval Office on February 4, 2025.

The Shocking Confessions of Susie Wiles The Shocking Confessions of Susie Wiles

Trump’s chief of staff admits he’s lying about Venezuela—and a lot of other things.

Dec 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The King of Deportations

The King of Deportations The King of Deportations

ICE’s illegal tactics and extreme force put immigrants in danger.

Dec 17, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

The Epstein Survivors Are Demanding Accountability Now

The Epstein Survivors Are Demanding Accountability Now The Epstein Survivors Are Demanding Accountability Now

The passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act is a big step—but its champions are keeping the pressure on.

Dec 17, 2025 / The Editors

Mayor of LA to America: “Beware!”

Mayor of LA to America: “Beware!” Mayor of LA to America: “Beware!”

Trump has made Los Angeles a testing ground for military intervention on our streets. Mayor Karen Bass says her city has become an example for how to fight back.

Dec 17, 2025 / Feature / Gail Reed

A still from the video of the 1992 police beating of Rodney King. LAPD chief Daryl Gates defended the department’s racist police regime until he was forced out in the wake of King’s beating.

Breaking the LAPD’s Choke Hold Breaking the LAPD’s Choke Hold

How the late-20th-century battles over race and policing in Los Angeles foreshadowed the Trump era.

Dec 17, 2025 / Feature / Danny Goldberg

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