The Labyrinth of European Rearmament The Labyrinth of European Rearmament
The European Union’s rush to increase military spending is as much about appeasing Washington as achieving actual “strategic autonomy.”
Sigrid Nunez On and Off the Big Screen Sigrid Nunez On and Off the Big Screen
Two new films—Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door and Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s The Friend—attempt to adapt her work. Do they succeed?
Trump and RFK Jr. Are Making Cancer Great Again Trump and RFK Jr. Are Making Cancer Great Again
Public health funding cuts are risking the progress the nation has made in fighting and preventing many forms of the dreaded disease. But few people know it yet.
The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy
Internal Family Systems has been wholeheartedly embraced by celebrities and desperate patients alike. But is it a science—or a scam?
Latest
Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal
May 1, 2026 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner
FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway
May 1, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Jonathan Smucker, and Aaron Regunberg
Friend of the Court Friend of the Court
May 1, 2026 / Steve Brodner
Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy? Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy?
May 1, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Why Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films Remain As Urgent as Ever Why Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films Remain As Urgent as Ever
May 1, 2026 / Q&A / Ben Schwartz
What Starbucks Taught Me About Union-Busting What Starbucks Taught Me About Union-Busting
May 1, 2026 / Jaz Brisack
Nation Voices
“swipe left below to view more authors”Swipe →
See author details for David KlionDavid Klion
How Stephen Miller Became the Power Behind the Throne
The Longest Journey Is Over
See author details for Zephyr TeachoutZephyr Teachout
Americans Are Being Bled Dry by Hidden Taxes
So Long as Oligarchs Control the Public Square, There Will Be Corruption
Popular
“swipe left below to view more authors”Swipe →-
Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy? Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy?
-
The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act
-
The Rise of the Vichy Scientists The Rise of the Vichy Scientists
-
May Day Films to Inspire You With Solidarity May Day Films to Inspire You With Solidarity
From the Archive
December 21st, 2013: This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What de Blasio Can Learn From His Model, La Guardia This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What de Blasio Can Learn From His Model, La Guardia
Before his mayoralty and after, The Nation repeatedly held La Guardia up as the model of how powerful and progressive a mayor can actually be.
Politics
A Pro-Palestinian Activist Lost His Case, but the “Fight From Below” Continues A Pro-Palestinian Activist Lost His Case, but the “Fight From Below” Continues
Cornell University student Momodou Taal self-deported just weeks after he sued the federal government in response to Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protest.
Trump Is Loomering His Own Administration Trump Is Loomering His Own Administration
The ongoing internal witch hunt led by the far-right provocateur is a sign of a GOP crack-up.
Trump’s Tantrum Tariffs Will Not Renew US Manufacturing Trump’s Tantrum Tariffs Will Not Renew US Manufacturing
Gimmicks like Trump’s economically ignorant, politically jingoistic, and personally self-serving tariff agenda won’t help workers in the US or abroad.
Books & the Arts
A Climate Change Novel That Questions Everything A Climate Change Novel That Questions Everything
In God and Sex, Jon Raymond has recontextualized timeless novelistic questions—on faith and love—in an era of environmental collapse.
Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order? Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order?
A conversation with Gavin Jacobson, one of the founding editors of Equator, a new publication that is trying to make sense of the world after the West.
Esther Kinsky’s Celluloid Dreams Esther Kinsky’s Celluloid Dreams
In Seeing Further, a novel obsessed with the tactile feeling of arthouse cinema, the sad state of our moviegoing comes into focus.
World
Is Europe the Last Champion of Liberal Democracy? Is Europe the Last Champion of Liberal Democracy?
At the moment, unfortunately, it seems more likely that Europe will be the last powerful holdout in a world entering a new political Dark Age.
A Mother’s Plea From Gaza to the People of the World A Mother’s Plea From Gaza to the People of the World
As Ramadan comes to an end, a mother prays that she can safely break her fast with their children, with sufficient food and clean water, without fear of being torn to pieces by bo…
In the Le Pen Verdict, the French Far Right Sees a Political Declaration of War In the Le Pen Verdict, the French Far Right Sees a Political Declaration of War
A French court rules to bar Marine Le Pen from seeking office for five years.
Features
“swipe left below to view more features”Swipe →
The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy
Internal Family Systems has been wholeheartedly embraced by celebrities and desperate patients alike. But is it a science—or a scam?
The Power and Symbolism of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement The Power and Symbolism of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement
After mobilizing to defend democracy and meet people’s immediate needs, the radical Marxist organization emerged from the Bolsonaro regime stronger than ever.
Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time
Across the country, abortion storytellers are putting the struggle for reproductive freedom into powerful new words.
Latest Podcasts
The Nation produces various podcasts, including American Prestige, Tech Won’t Save Us, Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal, Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener, Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer, and Edge of Sports with Dave Zirin, and our new election podcast, See How They Run.
SubscribeIran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal
Podcast / American Prestige
FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway
Tim Cook’s Real Legacy at Apple—With Brian Merchant Tim Cook’s Real Legacy at Apple—With Brian Merchant
Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us