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Trump and Cohn chat at the president’s 33rd birthday party in New York City.

We Are Living Under Roy Cohnian Logic We Are Living Under Roy Cohnian Logic

The political fixer created a career for himself as a self-promoting, ubiquitous hustler. Like Trump, he got away with it by having the right friends.

Sep 15, 2026 / Kai Bird

Brendan Salisbury is an instructor with the Liberal Gun Club, a national nonprofit headquartered in Massachusetts. He’s one of many left-leaning gun owners in the state.

Assault Weapons Are Banned in Massachusetts. These Leftists Want to Change That. Assault Weapons Are Banned in Massachusetts. These Leftists Want to Change That.

The Liberal Gun Club, which has chapters in more than 30 states, reported a spike in interest as ICE raids ratcheted up early this year.

Sep 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Genevieve Morrison

Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed”

Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed” Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed”

Barbara Ehrenreich’s thesis has become even more resonant since the book’s 2001 release.

Sep 1, 2026 / Alissa Quart and Nation Contributors

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently froze her eggs and shared the process on Instagram reels.

Why AOC Made Her Egg Freezing Public Why AOC Made Her Egg Freezing Public

By sharing her fertility-preservation attempts, AOC invites us to consider how to really support families.

Sep 1, 2026 / Elizabeth Gregory

A couple walks along Lake Michigan as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets Chicago, Illinois, on July 16, 2026.

We Can’t Surrender to Climate Destruction We Can’t Surrender to Climate Destruction

Politicians and pundits are telling us to accept the escalating breakdown of our planet. We have to fight back.

Aug 13, 2026 / Sarah Lazare

How Occupy Wall Street Still Explains Politics Today

How Occupy Wall Street Still Explains Politics Today How Occupy Wall Street Still Explains Politics Today

It sowed the seeds for a new era of social movements—but its politics of powerlessness should act as a cautionary tale.

Aug 12, 2026 / Yotam Marom

Maryam Tahmasebi.

One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

Aug 11, 2026 / Maryam Tahmasebi

Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store on July 16, 2026, in Kings Beach, California.

The Explosive Failures Fueling the Cyclospora Outbreak The Explosive Failures Fueling the Cyclospora Outbreak

We're getting a stark reminder of what happens when you gut a public-health system.

Aug 10, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

April protests at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The Weapons Manufacturer Next Door The Weapons Manufacturer Next Door

It’s been six years since I began attending pro-Palestine demonstrations. The most recent campaign at the Brooklyn Navy Yard feels different.

Aug 1, 2026 / Diana Kruzman

A monument to Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt, who were killed by agents of the Chilean secret police in 1976, in Washington, DC.

A Modicum of Justice for Ronni Karpen Moffitt A Modicum of Justice for Ronni Karpen Moffitt

Fifty years after Pinochet’s henchmen assassinated her and Orlando Letelier, finally a judicial reckoning.

Jul 16, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

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