Society

There Are Two Parties: Republicans and Cowards

There Are Two Parties: Republicans and Cowards There Are Two Parties: Republicans and Cowards

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent digs into the fallout from the Democrats’ shutdown letdown. Plus: why the SNAP fight is far from over—and Kim Karda...

Nov 14, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Epstein E-mails Explained

Epstein E-mails Explained Epstein E-mails Explained

Oval emergency part 2.

Nov 14, 2025 / Steve Brodner

President Donald Trump at a rally with supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania, in October 2024.

The Heartbreaking Banality of Racist Chat Reveals The Heartbreaking Banality of Racist Chat Reveals

Anti-Blackness and race hate increasingly seem to be a rite of passage for white folks, no matter where they end up on the political spectrum.

Nov 14, 2025 / Kali Holloway

“We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico

“We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico “We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico

The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves.

Nov 14, 2025 / Rebekah Sager

The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

And Republicans are running scared.

Nov 13, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Elderly hands

Aging in Trump’s America Is an Obstacle Course of Indignities Aging in Trump’s America Is an Obstacle Course of Indignities

As strand by strand of the safety net is plucked away until it’s shredded, aging in America is a fearful and destructive business. And Donald Trump doesn’t care.

Nov 13, 2025 / Beverly Gologorsky

Zohran Mamdani and Jessica Tisch.

If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power

We won’t be able to push Mamdani, or anyone else, to undermine police power unless we become a force to be reckoned with.

Nov 13, 2025 / Jonathan Ben-Menachem

Visitors watch Magnus Carlsen and Nihal Sarin at the Esports World Cup 2025 online chess event on July 31, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia Is Using Games to Improve Its Image Saudi Arabia Is Using Games to Improve Its Image

Paris Marx is joined by Nathan Grayson to discuss how Saudi Arabia is buying its way into the sports, comedy, and video game industries in order to broaden its investment portfolio…

Nov 13, 2025 / Podcast

The Enemy Within?

The Enemy Within? The Enemy Within?

The White House attacks the United States.

Nov 12, 2025 / OppArt / Anonymous and Peter Kuper

The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai

The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai

How a globe-trotting attorney is trying to win the release of the famed Hong Kong publisher.

Nov 12, 2025 / Feature / Liam Scott

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