Politics

New York State Senator Jabari Brisport (third from left), with New York City Council member Chi Osse (second from right), speaks at a protest against rent increases and aggressive evictions in Brooklyn in 2022.

The Battle for Black Brooklyn The Battle for Black Brooklyn

This Primary Day, New York City’s leftist insurgents and the borough’s Black political establishment are headed into their biggest face-off yet.

Jun 19, 2026 / Mark Winston Griffith

Alex Bores, Democratic candidate in New York’s 12th Congressional District, speaks during the NY-12 for Congress: Candidate Forum at 92NY, April 15, 2026, in New York.

How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm

Alex Bores is engulfed in a brutal (and super-expensive) battle over how technology will change work, life, and society.

Jun 19, 2026 / John Nichols

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and members of the Congressional Black Caucus at a May press conference denouncing the US Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

The Blatant Hypocrisy of the Congressional Black Caucus’s Out of Bounds Boycott The Blatant Hypocrisy of the Congressional Black Caucus’s Out of Bounds Boycott

The new initiative enlists Black college students and athletes to face down Jim Crow rule in the South, while the group remains silent on boycotts targeting Israel’s apartheid rul...

Jun 18, 2026 / Anthony Conwright

Senator Iván Cepeda, presidential candidate for the Pacto Histórico, speaks during a closing campaign rally in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

The Man Who Could Keep Colombia’s Left in Power The Man Who Could Keep Colombia’s Left in Power

Presidential candidate Iván Cepeda talks to The Nation about US interference, his far-right opponent’s narco-paramilitary ties, and the unfinished business of the Petro government...

Jun 18, 2026 / Alex Caring-Lobel and Micah Uetricht

How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors

How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors

In Milwaukee, a child’s blood test is too often the first housing inspection.

Jun 18, 2026 / Sarah Carr

President Donald Trump mimics gunfire during an April press conference on the Iran War.

The Framework for the Iran Peace Deal Means Total Humiliation for Trump The Framework for the Iran Peace Deal Means Total Humiliation for Trump

The newly leaked Memo of Understanding to end the conflict makes it clear that the president has nothing to show for his expensive, destructive fool’s errand.

Jun 17, 2026 / David Faris

Representative Mike Collins (R-GA), now the Republican candidate for Senate, gives a speech during a runoff election-night party in Jackson, Georgia.

Georgia Goes MAGA in the Republican Senate Primary Georgia Goes MAGA in the Republican Senate Primary

A Trump-backed, scandal-tainted nepo baby will challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in the fall.

Jun 17, 2026 / Joan Walsh

A group of Minnesota organizers and union members take the stage at the Labor Notes 2026 conference in Chicago.

The Troublemakers of the Labor Movement Are Still Fighting—and Winning The Troublemakers of the Labor Movement Are Still Fighting—and Winning

The Labor Notes conference brought together workers fighting for a better world amidst the threats of AI, attacks on federal workers, and ICE’s terror campaign.

Jun 17, 2026 / Ella Fanger

New York State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez speaks at the “New York Is Not For Sale” Rally with Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at Forrest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City.

Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies

The RNC keeps attacking the popular ideas of a democratic socialist who is running for Congress in New York City.

Jun 17, 2026 / John Nichols

In 1877, Congress convened to settle the disputed presidential election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes.

We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government

The promise of democratic governance was stolen from the people. We must win it back.

Jun 17, 2026 / Feature / Jamie Raskin

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