How the Capitalism of the 1980s Created Donald Trump’s Theory of the State How the Capitalism of the 1980s Created Donald Trump’s Theory of the State
The proliferation of privately held companies during the Reagan years laid the foundations for Trump’s approach to government.
Oct 14, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
What We Talk About When We Talk About Cancer What We Talk About When We Talk About Cancer
Oct 14, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jane Zwart
Gaza Still Needs You Gaza Still Needs You
The fight for true Palestinian liberation is far from over.
Oct 13, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson
The Nobel Peace Prize Just Surrendered to Trump The Nobel Peace Prize Just Surrendered to Trump
Trump is mad that he didn’t win. But by honoring María Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee has endorsed his war against Venezuela—and continued Europe’s MAGA groveling.
Oct 13, 2025 / Jeet Heer
We Defeated McCarthyism Before. We Can Do It Again. We Defeated McCarthyism Before. We Can Do It Again.
It’s easy to feel despair about what looks like a new age of government censorship. But being around for 160 years gives you perspective.
Oct 13, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation
Call It What It Is: Genocide Call It What It Is: Genocide
The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people, by Israeli forces.
Oct 13, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Renaming Columbus Day Was Never the End Goal Renaming Columbus Day Was Never the End Goal
Don’t let fights over names distract you from the real fights over Indigenous land, sovereignty, and rights.
Oct 13, 2025 / Joseph Lee
“The Occupation Kills Everything, Including Athletes” “The Occupation Kills Everything, Including Athletes”
Mustafa Tafesh and Ashraf Murad, members of the Palestine National Baseball Team, are just two of 800 athletes who have been killed during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Oct 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Khadeejah Khan
The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism
Karl Marx never visited the United States, but he and his ideas left an imprint nonetheless.
Oct 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Robin Blackburn
Portland’s Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump Portland’s Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump
The president wants us to be afraid. These activists are clowning him instead.
Oct 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer