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Long Live the…

Long Live the… Long Live the…

KING!

Mar 3, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Voice From the Past

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Voice From the Past Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Voice From the Past

The Pakistani qawwali icon sang words written centuries ago and died decades ago. He’s got a new album out.

Mar 3, 2025 / Feature / Hasan Ali

Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on halting federal funds for schools and universities that impose coronavirus vaccine mandates in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2025.

Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option. Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option.

University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.

Mar 3, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Ayman Mohyeldin gestures from his seat on the Web Summit Qatar 2024 stage.

MSNBC’s Death Rattle MSNBC’s Death Rattle

The “liberal” news network is just the latest mainstream media organization to cower before Trump.

Feb 28, 2025 / Dave Zirin

A protester holds up a sign with the words “We won't be erased” as activists, politicians, and others gather for a rally outside of the Stonewall Inn after the National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument website on February 14, 2025, in New York City.

Reject the Linguistic Coup: Speak Up for Trans People Reject the Linguistic Coup: Speak Up for Trans People

The Trump administration is trying to shape public perception on transness by manipulating language and symbols—don’t let it.

Feb 28, 2025 / Willow Schenwar

Depraved Tyrant

Depraved Tyrant Depraved Tyrant

Your money and your life.

Feb 28, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Tent housing at Guantánamo Bay

Hiding Detained Immigrants From Public View Can Only End in Horror Hiding Detained Immigrants From Public View Can Only End in Horror

Guantánamo is now a recyclable holder for whoever is the enemy of the day.

Feb 28, 2025 / Andrea Mazzarino

Elon Musk holds a chain saw during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 20, 2025. The chain saw was a present to Elon Musk from Argentine President Javier Milei.

DOGE Takes a Chain Saw to Federally Funded Scientific Research DOGE Takes a Chain Saw to Federally Funded Scientific Research

The Trump administration’s efforts to reorient the country away from cutting-edge research will be felt by nearly every area of science.

Feb 28, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Chris Hayes Wants Your Attention

Chris Hayes Wants Your Attention Chris Hayes Wants Your Attention

The Nation spoke with the journalist about one of the the biggest problems in contemporary life—attention and its commodification—and his new book The Siren's Call.

Feb 27, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaking at the 2022 J Street National Conference held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

Has J Street Gone Along With Genocide? Has J Street Gone Along With Genocide?

The “pro-Israel, pro-peace” advocacy group has seen its credibility shredded over its floundering response to the war on Gaza.

Feb 27, 2025 / Norman Solomon

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