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
As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme
Increasingly unpopular and facing a fracturing coalition, Trump is using government power to punish his critics, take political revenge, and revel in his own cruelty.
May 1, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Can’t Stop Lying About the Attempts on His Life Trump Can’t Stop Lying About the Attempts on His Life
The president’s falsehoods about the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting continue a grim pattern.
Apr 27, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military
The president and the defense secretary are being humiliated abroad, so they’re purging scapegoats at home.
Apr 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer