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The $Trump memecoin with Bitcoin and other crypto coins.

Trump’s Big and Ugly Crypto Con Trump’s Big and Ugly Crypto Con

Why are 16 Democrats abetting this great sting?

May 22, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

President Donald J. Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s “Golden Age” Means No End to Palestinian Slaughter Trump’s “Golden Age” Means No End to Palestinian Slaughter

The president’s much-touted foreign policy shake-up is blighted by continued support for genocide.

May 19, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Welcome to Casino Capitalism 2.0

Welcome to Casino Capitalism 2.0 Welcome to Casino Capitalism 2.0

The legalization and rapid spread of sports betting has made problem gambling everyone’s problem.

May 19, 2025 / Feature / John Semley

Jacob Silverman on Cryptocurrency’s Shadiest Dealings Under Trump

Jacob Silverman on Cryptocurrency’s Shadiest Dealings Under Trump Jacob Silverman on Cryptocurrency’s Shadiest Dealings Under Trump

On this episode of The Nation Podcast, Jacob Silverman on how the cryptocurrency industry continues to evade regulation.

May 19, 2025 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan and Jacob Silverman

Jeff Bezos, Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai and businessman Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech

And how we get it back.

May 16, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

Count von Count tries to keep cool between performances during a Sesame Street live dress rehearsal.

Sesame Street Workers Say, “U Is for Union” Sesame Street Workers Say, “U Is for Union”

Amid attacks from the Trump administration, 74 percent of Sesame Street workers vote to unionize to make their workplace “smarter, stronger, and kinder.”

May 15, 2025 / Ella Fanger

Looting America’s Future

Looting America’s Future Looting America’s Future

Trump’s corruption reaches new heights.

May 15, 2025 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson

Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn on March 9, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Road to DOGE Was Paved With Pyramid Schemes The Road to DOGE Was Paved With Pyramid Schemes

The second Trump administration has been compared to the Mafia, feudal empires, and the petro-states of the Persian Gulf—but an even more relevant analogy may be Nutrilite.

May 14, 2025 / Bridget Read

Contestants log roll the Paul Bunyan Lumber Jack Show from Nova Scotia at the Marshfield Fair on August 23, 2019, in Marshfield, Massachusetts.

Nostalgia for the American Logger? Nostalgia for the American Logger?

Reflections on Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack.

May 13, 2025 / Erik Loomis

Never Mind the Stock Market, the Economy Is Blinking a Big Warning

Never Mind the Stock Market, the Economy Is Blinking a Big Warning Never Mind the Stock Market, the Economy Is Blinking a Big Warning

Tariff-induced higher prices and supply chain problems are just the start of the pain Trumponomics will inflict.

May 13, 2025 / Dean Baker for The Nation

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