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Ezra Klein and Sam Seder in the middle of an argument about abundance.

The Abundance Debate Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. The Abundance Debate Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.

Populists and abundance proponents have retreated into factional warfare. But both sides need to realize that they need each other.

Jun 11, 2025 / Waleed Shahid

LAPD officers confront protesters after a series of immigration raids in Los Angeles, California.

What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot. What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot.

As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.

Jun 10, 2025 / Laura Jedeed

Anti-ICE-Protests-in-Los-Angeles

The 4-Year Grudge Behind Trump’s Invasion of California The 4-Year Grudge Behind Trump’s Invasion of California

The president’s response to the protests in Los Angeles is a naked attempt to settle a score going back to January 6, 2021.

Jun 10, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

The sun sets behind a border fence separating Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Thursday, September 23, 2021.

We’re Trying to Fight the Human Nightmare of Climate Change With Guns We’re Trying to Fight the Human Nightmare of Climate Change With Guns

For the United States the only answer to the climate crisis and its mass displacement of people is yet more border enforcement.

Jun 10, 2025 / Todd Miller

International Solidarity

International Solidarity International Solidarity

Intervened public sculpture, Istanbul, Turkey. There have been at least 54,470 people killed and over 125,000 wounded in Gaza.

Jun 10, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Supporters of the Job Corps at congressional testimony by Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer about the shuttering of the program.

How the White House’s War on the Job Corps Is Hurting Trump Country How the White House’s War on the Job Corps Is Hurting Trump Country

An abrupt Labor Department order to shutter 99 Job Corps campuses across the country is devastating for at-risk trainees and local economies.

Jun 10, 2025 / Deb Vanasse

The Shorter Community African Methodist Episcopal Church in Denver, Colorado, provides members free haircuts and almost $30,000 from congregation donations.

Will Black Americans Vote for a Socialist—Zohran Mamdani? Will Black Americans Vote for a Socialist—Zohran Mamdani?

By demeaning the mayoral candidate’s agenda, Andrew Cuomo offends the Black tradition of community care.

Jun 10, 2025 / Anthony Conwright

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest Trump’s latest travel ban at Los Angeles International Airport on June 9, 2025.

Don’t Let Trump Desensitize You to the Horrors of His Latest Travel Ban Don’t Let Trump Desensitize You to the Horrors of His Latest Travel Ban

The first time Trump did this, we flocked to the airports in protest. This ban is no less racist—and it may even be more dangerous.

Jun 10, 2025 / Rafia Zakaria

Pedestrians cross Union Street in the North Beach district in San Francisco.

Will the Creation of a Historic District in San Francisco Hold Back New Housing? Will the Creation of a Historic District in San Francisco Hold Back New Housing?

Activists are butting heads with a local preservation organization over a proposal to turn part of the city’s North Beach neighborhood into a nationally registered historic ...

Jun 10, 2025 / StudentNation / Ella Curlin

Our inaugural issue.

Happy 160th Anniversary to “The Nation”! Happy 160th Anniversary to “The Nation”!

Since 1865, we’ve held fast in our belief in the liberating power of simply telling people the truth.

Jun 10, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan

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