This Week / February 20, 2026

No…Yuck!

The thing.

More from The Nation

Donald Trump and Jesse Jackson attend Tyson-Spinks Boxing Match on June 27, 1988

Why Trump Is Trying to Steal Jesse Jackson’s Glory Why Trump Is Trying to Steal Jesse Jackson’s Glory

The president wants you to know he had a Black friend, sort of.

Jeet Heer

Femicides in Spain

Femicides in Spain Femicides in Spain

Femicide deaths in Spain spotlight persistent gender violence. Street posters, Malaga, Spain, 2026.

OppArt / Jacqueline Loweree

MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse

MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse

The right’s moral charade was always going to be undone by the Trump of it all.

Kali Holloway

Analilia Mejia, US Democratic House candidate for New Jersey, speaks to supporters and members of the media at Paper Plane Coffee Co. in Montclair, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.

The Primary Win That Stunned Democrats Everywhere The Primary Win That Stunned Democrats Everywhere

Analilia Mejia’s upset victory in New Jersey offers invaluable insights about the past and present of liberal politics in America.

Arvin Alaigh

Official portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance displayed at the Federal Communications Commission headquarters in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

Trump’s FCC Accidentally Gives Democrats a Boost Trump’s FCC Accidentally Gives Democrats a Boost

MAGA’s hate machine is—at least temporarily—sputtering.

Column / Sasha Abramsky

ICE POSTER

ICE POSTER ICE POSTER

NYC January 2026.

OppArt / Steve Brodner