Trump’s Fourth of July Fiasco Is Entirely His Fault Trump’s Fourth of July Fiasco Is Entirely His Fault
America’s 250th anniversary celebrations are falling apart because of the president’s tawdry display of narcissism.
Jun 1, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Violent Threats Can't Hide the Truth: He’s a Humiliated Bully Trump’s Violent Threats Can't Hide the Truth: He’s a Humiliated Bully
Under Trump, the United States is looking for weaker and weaker victims in order to mask its own fragility.
May 29, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering
Any expansion of the alleged peace agreement would lock the Middle East into endless apartheid, despotism, and militarism.
May 26, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Thomas Massie’s Defeat Could Come Back to Haunt Trump Thomas Massie’s Defeat Could Come Back to Haunt Trump
The president’s successful campaign to remove the rebel congressman has a real chance of backfiring.
May 20, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer
As his war in Iran wreaks havoc, Trump is fixated on personal glory and enrichment.
May 18, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Is Rooting Around in the Public Trough Trump Is Rooting Around in the Public Trough
Trump’s second term is unabashedly a project of self-enrichment and oligarchic rule.
May 15, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The United States’ Long War Against Iran The United States’ Long War Against Iran
The Nation was among the first publications to report the CIA’s role in the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh.
May 14, 2026 / Column / Richard Kreitner
The Managerial Anguish of Democratic Leaders The Managerial Anguish of Democratic Leaders
Trump’s corruption is personal, so why do Democrats keep making it about procedure?
May 8, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Hungary Just Showed How to Kick Out a Strongman Hungary Just Showed How to Kick Out a Strongman
Trump is using authoritarian tactics that were perfected by Viktor Orbán. But the Hungarian authoritarian leader’s defeat may also offer a road map for beating Trumpism.
May 8, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster
The new consensus is that the American empire is in steep decline.
May 4, 2026 / Jeet Heer