With His Immigration Policy, Biden Capitulates to the Right’s Racist Agenda With His Immigration Policy, Biden Capitulates to the Right’s Racist Agenda
Trump’s strategy has been clear: stoke fear about immigration to secure more votes. Biden shouldn’t be following in his footsteps.
What the Left Can Learn From Jamaal Bowman’s Loss What the Left Can Learn From Jamaal Bowman’s Loss
There are key lessons for progressives to absorb from this painful defeat.
“They Didn’t Spare Anyone”: The Story of an Israeli Massacre in Gaza “They Didn’t Spare Anyone”: The Story of an Israeli Massacre in Gaza
In December, Israeli ground troops entered a Gaza apartment building filled with innocent people. Survivors told Al Jazeera that the soldiers left a “bloodbath” in their wake.
Down in the Dirt With Elfriede Jelinek Down in the Dirt With Elfriede Jelinek
A long awaited English translation of her shocking magnum opus, “The Children of the Dead”, asks its readers to look at the violent history buried just beneath their feet.
Latest
Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was
Sep 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Are We Distracting Ourselves Into Climate Catastrophe? Are We Distracting Ourselves Into Climate Catastrophe?
Sep 11, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
A New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology A New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology
Sep 11, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx
In Arkansas, a Small Community Fights the Nation’s Next Mega Prison In Arkansas, a Small Community Fights the Nation’s Next Mega Prison
Sep 11, 2025 / Lauren Gill
What Are Drugs For? What Are Drugs For?
Sep 11, 2025 / Emmeline Clein
Democrats Have No More Excuses on Gaza Democrats Have No More Excuses on Gaza
Sep 11, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation
Freeing Assange
The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange
While dictators kill troublesome journalists with guns and missiles, democracies can afford to be more patient. But the end result is the same.
What Would I.F. Stone Think of WikiLeaks? What Would I.F. Stone Think of WikiLeaks?
America’s greatest investigative journalist believed in letting the truth be told, even over the protest of state officials. But what would he make of WikiLeaks’s secret-telling?
If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free
Like William Penn and John Peter Zenger, the Wikileaks founder is fighting for our freedom.
Nation Voices
“swipe left below to view more authors”Swipe →
See author details for Elie MystalElie Mystal
The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling
Donald Trump Really Is the Biggest Loser
See author details for Joan WalshJoan Walsh
Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was
Sisterhood Could Be Powerful
World
In France’s Snap Elections, Can a “Popular Front” Hold Off the Far Right? In France’s Snap Elections, Can a “Popular Front” Hold Off the Far Right?
At least they’re giving themselves a fighting chance.
Israel’s Legal Reckoning and the Historical Shift in Justice for Palestinians Israel’s Legal Reckoning and the Historical Shift in Justice for Palestinians
Global courts challenge Israeli action in Gaza.
Who Will Govern South Africa? Who Will Govern South Africa?
The era of ANC hegemony is over, and Jacob Zuma’s new party is threatening violence if he’s not welcomed into the government.
Popular
“swipe left below to view more authors”Swipe →-
Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was
-
How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence? How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence?
-
Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book? Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book?
-
What Are Drugs For? What Are Drugs For?
From the Archive
September 11th, 2023: Farewell to Allende Farewell to Allende
From the September 24, 1973 issue of “The Nation”.
Politics
The Other Huge Difference Between Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer The Other Huge Difference Between Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer
Yes, they disagree on Gaza. But the Democratic primary rivals are also far apart when it comes to taxing billionaires and multinational corporations.
The Supreme Court Just Took Its First Swipe at Marriage Equality The Supreme Court Just Took Its First Swipe at Marriage Equality
Last week, the conservative justices buried a soft repudiation of “Obergefell” in an immigration case, likely laying the ground for more attacks.
It’s Time for Progressives to Recommit to Academic Freedom It’s Time for Progressives to Recommit to Academic Freedom
The same justifications we’ve used to restrict conservative speech are being used to silence us on Palestine. We need a different approach.
Books & the Arts
Susan Choi’s Big Novel of History Susan Choi’s Big Novel of History
In “Flashlight, “Choi examines the tragedies—past and present—that haunt a family living in Japan.
The Lost Souls of the Internet The Lost Souls of the Internet
In “Searches”, Vauhini Vara probes the ways that we rely on the Internet and how we periodically attempt to free ourselves from its grip.
The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy
A new book on the Biden’s wars serves as a stark reminder that the Democrats need to formulate a new foreign policy—as well as reckon with the one they had.
Features
“swipe left below to view more features”Swipe →
The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now
The Heritage Foundation’s 1980 manual aimed to roll back the state and unleash the free market. The 2025 vision is more extreme, and even more dangerous.
Why Trump’s Second Victory Would Be Worse Why Trump’s Second Victory Would Be Worse
There’s now a real, organized effort to transform his resentments and impulses into policy. It’s called Project 2025.
Under a Second Trump Term, the DHS Will Be Even Harsher Than Before Under a Second Trump Term, the DHS Will Be Even Harsher Than Before
Project 2025 lays out a vision of a new immigration enforcement agency that will be more effective than ever in deporting, detaining, and denying entry to immigrants.
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.
SubscribeA New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology A New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology
Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us
Live From Occupied DC Live From Occupied DC
Podcast / Edge of Sports
Trump’s Really Bad Week in Court—Plus, the New Film by China’s Top Director Trump’s Really Bad Week in Court—Plus, the New Film by China’s Top Director
Podcast / Start Making Sense