Can America Experience a New Birth of Freedom? Can America Experience a New Birth of Freedom?
Five progressive leaders offer a powerful reminder of the country's unfinished journey.
Jun 9, 2026 / The Nation
Tom Paine’s Fight Tom Paine’s Fight
The pamphleteer’s insistence that America live up to its revolutionary vows still rings true 250 years later.
Jun 9, 2026 / John Nichols
On “The Nation” and Empire On “The Nation” and Empire
Our magazine has refused to accept what contributor Gore Vidal once described as the “cozy unremitting war” that puts this country in a state of conflict, year after year.
Jun 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation
How Trump Has Boxed Himself Out of a Face-Saving Iran Deal How Trump Has Boxed Himself Out of a Face-Saving Iran Deal
By failing to absorb the lessons of Iran’s strategic victories, the White House is on course to turn the present stalemate into a disastrous quagmire.
Jun 9, 2026 / David Faris
Trump Wants You Talking About His Manners—Not His Election Lies Trump Wants You Talking About His Manners—Not His Election Lies
Don’t let Trump’s blowup on NBC’s Meet the Press distract from what he actually said.
Jun 9, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Graham Platner Is About to Find Out Whether Mainers Really Have His Back Graham Platner Is About to Find Out Whether Mainers Really Have His Back
Voters, not DC insiders, will determine whether the Senate candidate is credible and viable.
Jun 8, 2026 / John Nichols
Not Even Trump Can Ruin the Knicks’ Moment Not Even Trump Can Ruin the Knicks’ Moment
New York City hates Trump—but that won’t stop him from attending tonight’s NBA finals game at Madison Square Garden.
Jun 8, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Fire Bari Weiss! Fire Bari Weiss!
Which is worse, her political malevolence or her incompetence?
Jun 8, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Art Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Art
The radical legacy of the cartoonist and filmmaker who created Persepolis.
How Jared Kushner Sparked a Political Crisis in Albania How Jared Kushner Sparked a Political Crisis in Albania
Outraged Albanians are targeting the presidential son-in-law for pursuing a $4 billion luxury resort deal in a business climate rife with corruption and environmental neglect.
Jun 8, 2026 / Mitchell Prothero