Politics

New York City Council member Chi Osse speaks at the New York Working Families Party rally in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York.

Chi Ossé Is Tired of the Same Old Nonsense Chi Ossé Is Tired of the Same Old Nonsense

From Kirsten Gillibrand (“she should resign”) to Eric Adams (“a power-hungry, egotistical man”) to the Democratic establishment, NYC’s Gen Z political star doesn’t hold back.

Jul 2, 2025 / Q&A / Andrew Sciallo

Thom Tillis (R-NC) takes the elevator at the US Capitol on June 30, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Thom Tillis Figured Out How to Tell the Truth in Trump’s GOP Cult: Quit Thom Tillis Figured Out How to Tell the Truth in Trump’s GOP Cult: Quit

The Republican senator dropped his reelection bid rather than lie about the devastating damage Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will do to Medicaid.

Jul 1, 2025 / John Nichols

Greenpeace activists deploy a giant banner at St. Mark’s Square in Venice on June 23, 2025.

Bezos Does Venice Bezos Does Venice

Back in New York City, Mamdani’s win shows even billionaires don’t always get what they want.

Jul 1, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference on May 1, 2025, in Miramar, Florida.

The Abominable Sadism of “Alligator Auschwitz” The Abominable Sadism of “Alligator Auschwitz”

Slated to open this week, Florida’s new detention center will have more than a little in common with a Nazi concentration camp.

Jun 30, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Our Fifty States of Disunion

Our Fifty States of Disunion Our Fifty States of Disunion

On this episode of The Nation Podcast, D.D. Guttenplan and Richard Kreitner talk about the centerpiece of our 160th anniversary issue.

Jun 30, 2025 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan and Richard Kreitner

Peter Thiel speaks at a lectern, holding microphone in front of audience at The Cambridge Union.

The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity

Peter Thiel and his friends feel they no longer belong to our species.

Jun 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Gay Pride Year-Round

Gay Pride Year-Round Gay Pride Year-Round

Support for gay rights can’t be just one month.

Jun 30, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Protesters carry a banner representing the Preamble to the US Constitution in downtown Los Angeles during an anti-Trump “No Kings Day” demonstration on June 14, 2025.

How QR Codes and Demonstrations Can Expand the Circle of Opposition  How QR Codes and Demonstrations Can Expand the Circle of Opposition 

Codes can also be used to register voters.

Jun 30, 2025 / Paul Rogat Loeb

Migrants from Guatemala are deported to their country with a United States military plane at the Fort Bliss facility in El Paso, Texas, on January 30, 2025.

The Supreme Court Allows Trump Officials to Deport Migrants to “Third Countries” The Supreme Court Allows Trump Officials to Deport Migrants to “Third Countries”

The Supreme Court ruled from its emergency docket that the Trump administration could temporarily send immigrants to third-party countries with which they have no connection.

Jun 27, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Zohran-pocalypse

Zohran-pocalypse Zohran-pocalypse

In the Cuomocon.

Jun 27, 2025 / Steve Brodner

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