Editorial

A man walks past signs hanging on a fence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 3, 2026.

Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other

The president has gone after us because of who we are and what we value. We have an obligation to resist.

Feb 9, 2026 / Keith Ellison

Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached

Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached

Members of Congress have a constitutional duty to remove this gangster from office.

Feb 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

The State Theatre in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, 2021 / A.S. Hamrah

Is It Too Late to Save Hollywood? Is It Too Late to Save Hollywood?

A conversation with A.S. Hamrah about the dispiriting state of the movie business in the post-Covid era.

Feb 4, 2026 / Q&A / Kyle Paoletta

Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota on January 26, 2026.

“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize “The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize

With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”

Jan 28, 2026 / The Editors

President Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions

The president wants to resume nuclear testing. Senator Edward Markey asks,
“Is he a warmonger or just an idiot?’

Jan 15, 2026 / Edward Markey

Rowan Wernham and Yasha Levine in San Francisco, 2022.

Want to Understand California’s Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio. Want to Understand California’s Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio.

A conversation with the documentarians Rowan Wernham and Yasha Levine about their film Pistachio Wars, a look at how one family came to control much of the state’s water.

Jan 15, 2026 / Q&A / Lara-Nour Walton

Puerto Rican rapper and singer-songwriter Bad Bunny has some warnings.

Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22 Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22

An egregious tax-evasion loophole is inflaming the displacement crisis in Puerto Rico.

Jan 14, 2026 / Nomiki Konst and Federico de Jesús

Parents, teachers, childcare workers, and community members hold up handmade signs defending local childcare programs during a press conference at a daycare center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Real Welfare Fraud Scandal The Real Welfare Fraud Scandal

If the Trump administration were truly concerned with fraud in social services spending, it wouldn’t start with childcare, and it wouldn’t start with Minnesota.

Jan 14, 2026 / Bryce Covert

Nicolas Maduro is seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad.

The “Donroe” Doctrine Is Dangerous The “Donroe” Doctrine Is Dangerous

Trump’s brazen violation of international law destabilizes global security.

Jan 13, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols

Marchers in Charlotte, North Carolina,protest the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good, on January 8, 2026.

Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators. Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.

ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.

Jan 9, 2026 / Eric Blanc, Wes McEnany, and Claire Sandberg

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