Politics

US Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) addresses supporters as they wait for election results at an election night event on November 5, 2024.

Will the Democratic Party Keep Learning the Wrong Lessons? Will the Democratic Party Keep Learning the Wrong Lessons?

As an intern for Jon Tester’s campaign, I saw a disconnect between our claim to authentic Montanan populism and the reality on the ground. In 2025, we need something different.

Oct 27, 2025 / StudentNation / Nick Perkins

The author and his mother.

How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba

In 1948, my family fled Palestine when Zionists took over. I pieced their story together from a box of letters and diary entries.

Oct 25, 2025 / Tareq Baconi

A federal agents takes aim at Chicago residents in the East Side neighborhood on October 14, 2025.

The Fate of Our Cities Is Now in the Supreme Court’s Hands The Fate of Our Cities Is Now in the Supreme Court’s Hands

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent warns of an upcoming SCOTUS case—and hails the wisdom of Uncle Iroh.

Oct 24, 2025 / Elie Mystal

No Kings Sketches

No Kings Sketches No Kings Sketches

Arc de Trump.

Oct 24, 2025 / Steve Brodner

US President Donald Trump greets Argentine President Javier Milei as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday October 14, 2025.

Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies

Propping up Javier Milei’s austerity regime shows that Trump’s true loyalty is to neocolonial plutocracy.

Oct 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer

An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.

The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House

Demolishing the people’s entrance to the People’s House is part of Trump’s plan to destabilize and devastate his opponents.

Oct 24, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

The White House Is Being Destroyed Because Corruption Doesn’t Matter Anymore The White House Is Being Destroyed Because Corruption Doesn’t Matter Anymore

The demolition of the East Wing is a symbol of a system that long ago stopped caring about the kind of blatant graft that Trump loves.

Oct 23, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Coming for Your Rights!

Coming for Your Rights! Coming for Your Rights!

Will the USA rise to the occasion?

Oct 23, 2025 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

Pete Buttigieg’s appearance on “Pod Save America” did not go very well.

Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed

From Pete Buttigieg to Gavin Newsom, party bigwigs are finding out the hard way that the old platitudes don’t work anymore.

Oct 23, 2025 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

A military truck transporting the belongings of a resident past the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province.

Independent Media in Cambodia Is Collapsing. Washington Made It Worse. Independent Media in Cambodia Is Collapsing. Washington Made It Worse.

The Thai-Cambodian border conflict is just one of the many stories going underreported in the country as Trump’s funding cuts leave citizens and journalists scrambling.

Oct 23, 2025 / StudentNation / Rani Chor

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