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Donald Trump speaks at a press conference with Linda McMahon in 2019.

Inside Trump’s Decimation of the Department of Education Inside Trump’s Decimation of the Department of Education

Current and former employees at the agency spoke with The Nation about the chaos as 1,300 people were laid off on Tuesday. “The ramifications of this will be enormous.”

Mar 14, 2025 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

Cole Ramsey holds a transgender pride flag in front of the Ohio Statehouse on June 24, 2021, to protest the passing of legislation against trans women playing sports in high school and college.

“I’m Terrified”: Trans-Feminine Athletes in Their Own Words “I’m Terrified”: Trans-Feminine Athletes in Their Own Words

In part two of a series, trans women athletes describe what it’s like to compete in the Trump era.

Mar 14, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the US Capitol on March 13, 2025, in Washington, DC.

When Will the Senate Democrats Ever Learn? When Will the Senate Democrats Ever Learn?

Leader Chuck Schumer has thrown up his hands and said he will oppose a GOP-triggered government shutdown. That means he’s supporting the GOP’s cruel government paralysis.

Mar 14, 2025 / Joan Walsh

President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House senior adviser and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, speaks next to a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025.

The Corruption Being Obscured by Trump’s Tesla Spectacle The Corruption Being Obscured by Trump’s Tesla Spectacle

Despite how it appeared, Trump wasn’t acting like a used-car salesman for Teslas out of the goodness of his heart.

Mar 14, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Protesters hold a candlelight vigil demanding justice for drug war victims, after the arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, in Quezon City on March 11, 2025.

Rodrigo Duterte Used the Philippines’ US-Made Constitution Against Itself Rodrigo Duterte Used the Philippines’ US-Made Constitution Against Itself

The autocratic spectacle of Duterte’s presidency should be a warning to the United States.

Mar 14, 2025 / Jill Damatac

A man stands at a podium. Behind him, there are three Canadian flags and a background that reads

Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical? Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical?

Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned.

Mar 13, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Police officers remove members of Act-Up, who have staged a sit-in inside the hallway of the New York State Capitol in Albany.

We Need to Turn Our Outrage Way Up We Need to Turn Our Outrage Way Up

This is no time to sit idly by. People’s lives are at stake. We have to put our bodies on the line.

Mar 13, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Supporters of Mahmoud Khalil rally at Foley Square in Manhattan on March 12, 2025.

Columbia Is Betraying Its Students. We Must Change Course. Columbia Is Betraying Its Students. We Must Change Course.

The administration is choosing complicity over courage in the case of Mahmoud Khalil. It’s time for the faculty to demand a new path.

Mar 13, 2025 / Bruce Robbins

Breaking Democracy

Breaking Democracy Breaking Democracy

Shredding the Constitution and Rule of Law.

Mar 13, 2025 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution

Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution

With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.

Mar 13, 2025 / Feature / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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