Jack Mirkinson

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Jack Mirkinson is a senior editor at The Nation and cofounder of Discourse Blog.

The Colorful Block in 2025.

Gaza Is Still Here Gaza Is Still Here

Despite a “ceasefire,” Israel’s killing has not ended. Neither has the determination of the Palestinian people to survive.

Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Rayan El Amine, Lizzy Ratner, and Jack Mirkinson

Two children are waving Palestinian flags on a wrecked car as displaced Palestinians start to return their houses past damaged houses in Jabalia and Beit Lahia regions

A Day for Gaza A Day for Gaza

Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

Feb 3, 2026 / Rayan El Amine, Jack Mirkinson, and Lizzy Ratner

Tony Dokoupil, CBS News anchor and imperial stooge.

The Media’s Coverage of the Venezuelan Coup Has Been Dreadful The Media’s Coverage of the Venezuelan Coup Has Been Dreadful

War may be the health of state, but it’s death to honest journalism.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jack Mirkinson

Palestinians continue to return from the south to the north on the third day of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, carrying whatever belongings they could take, in Gaza City, Gaza on October 12, 2025.

Gaza Still Needs You Gaza Still Needs You

The fight for true Palestinian liberation is far from over.

Oct 13, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson

Demonstrators hold photographs during a rally for Trans Day of Visibility in New York City on March 31, 2025.

The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping. The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping.

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative movement has accelerated its war against trans people. And too many centrist Democrats have kept up their trans bashing.

Sep 24, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson

An inmate looks out of his cell in the the Special Management Unit, known as high-max at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, December 1, 2015, in Jackson, Georgia.

“We Shouldn’t Torture People”: The Case Against Solitary Confinement “We Shouldn’t Torture People”: The Case Against Solitary Confinement

A conversation with incarcerated journalist Christopher Blackwell about his new book Ending Isolation.

Sep 19, 2025 / Q&A / Jack Mirkinson

Bari Weiss speaks onstage during Book Club Event With Peggy Noonan on November 19, 2024, in New York City

Vile Grifters Are Taking Over Establishment Media Vile Grifters Are Taking Over Establishment Media

Paramount is reportedly set to pay between $100 million and $200 million for The Free Press and will install Bari Weiss at the top of CBS News.

Sep 4, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest New York City Comptroller Brad Lander outside of federal immigration court on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in New York.

Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum

ICE agents aren’t out of control. They are performing their designed role as fascism’s storm troopers.

Jun 18, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson

Crowds commemorate Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in Oakland, California, on September 9, 2024, after Israeli soldiers shot her in the head in the West Bank as she was standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi? Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi?

The Biden administration made clear that the murder of an American demands a response—unless that American is killed in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces.

Sep 11, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

Uncommitted delegates stage a sit-in outside the United Center in Chicago on August 21, 2024.

Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t. Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t.

Even after their request to feature a Palestinian speaker at the DNC was rejected, delegates say they are staying and fighting.

Aug 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare and Jack Mirkinson

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