Editorial

Cole Ramsey holds a transgender pride flag in front of the Ohio Statehouse on June 24, 2021, to protest the passing of legislation against trans women playing sports in high school and college.

“I’m Terrified”: Trans-Feminine Athletes in Their Own Words “I’m Terrified”: Trans-Feminine Athletes in Their Own Words

In part two of a series, trans women athletes describe what it’s like to compete in the Trump era.

Mar 14, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Elon Musk showcases his managerial philosophy at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month

DOGE’s Private-Equity Playbook DOGE’s Private-Equity Playbook

Elon Musk's rampage through the government is a classic PE takeover, replete with bogus numbers and sociopathic executives.

Mar 12, 2025 / Maureen Tkacik

How Covid Sickened the National Psyche

How Covid Sickened the National Psyche How Covid Sickened the National Psyche

While the US was a troubled nation long before the coronavirus, our failure to treat the pandemic as an enduring emergency helped birth this nasty moment.

Mar 12, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Protesters gather in Manhattan's Foley Square on March 10, 2025, to protest the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

Mahmoud Khalil’s Abduction Is a Red Alert for Universities Mahmoud Khalil’s Abduction Is a Red Alert for Universities

Schools across America have a choice: Defend their students against Trump or be complicit in his crimes.

Mar 11, 2025 / Dima Khalidi

Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First

Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First

Eviscerating the public sector? Javier Milei showed Trump and Musk how it’s done.

Mar 11, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY (L) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a press conference to introduce the Stop The Steal Act at the U.S. Capitol on February 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

The Failures Democrats Must Confront The Failures Democrats Must Confront

The party is not in inevitable decline, but it is in crisis.

Mar 10, 2025 / Jee Kim and Waleed Shahid

A protester at Washington, DC’s “Not My President” rally on February 17.

How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch

A plan to harness grassroots energy—and to hold Democratic leaders accountable.

Feb 19, 2025 / Ezra Levin, Leah Greenberg for The Nation

Trump Is Outdoing Himself

Trump Is Outdoing Himself Trump Is Outdoing Himself

In the malignity of his intent and the scale of his graft, the second term is significantly worse. But it’s also his last.

Feb 11, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan

President Donald Trump during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025.

Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority. What Happens When He Does It Anyway? Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority. What Happens When He Does It Anyway?

The American experiment depends on institutional checks on power’s exercise. If there are no checks, then these indeed will be devastating times.

Feb 11, 2025 / Michele Goodwin and Gregory Shaffer

Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 2, 2025.

Trump Already Has Blood on His Hands Trump Already Has Blood on His Hands

The president is taking a chain saw to our public health infrastructure—and people will die as a result.

Feb 10, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

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