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Zohran Mamdani, center, joined by members of his transition team, from left, Elana Leopold, Melanie Hartzog, Maria Torres-Springer, Grace Bonilla, and Lina Khan, in Queens, New York, on November 5, 2025.

Mamdani’s Momentum, Plus “The Radical Fund” Mamdani’s Momentum, Plus “The Radical Fund”

On Start Making Sense: Bhaskar Sunkara comments on the tasks facing New York City’s new socialist mayor, and historian John Fabian Witt talks about left politics in the 1920s.

Nov 12, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Pro-Palestine supporter at OR Tambo International Airport on October 8, 2025, in Kempton Park, South Africa.

I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me. I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me.

They stripped us naked, deprived us of sleep, food, and sanitary facilities, arbitrarily threatened us with guns, and physically attacked us.

Nov 12, 2025 / Thomas Becker

Muslim New Yorkers gather in Astoria, Queens, to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's election victory on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

The Meaning of a Muslim Mayor The Meaning of a Muslim Mayor

What Zohran Mamdani’s win signifies—and what it doesn’t.

Nov 12, 2025 / Ade Khan

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer at a news conference on November 5 on Capitol Hill.

The Bill to End the Shutdown Is Full of Giveaways to Republicans The Bill to End the Shutdown Is Full of Giveaways to Republicans

The alleged “compromise” is a boon for the GOP, and especially those who helped Trump dispute the 2020 election results.

Nov 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh

US Army Lt. Col. Mark O'Donnell, right, jumps to a barrier as he makes his way to a firing positionl in Konar province, Afghanistan, August 2009.

Militarism’s Violence Poisons Everyone—Even Soldiers Militarism’s Violence Poisons Everyone—Even Soldiers

The systematic violence of American militarism has shaped all our lives, including the soldiers who have come to realize that they were used to perpetrate it.

Nov 11, 2025 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

The Price of Health

The Price of Health The Price of Health

Inflation is soaring, and healthcare costs are skyrocketing.

Nov 11, 2025 / OppArt / Martha Lewis

Senator Tim Kaine, one of eight Democrats who voted to end the shutdow, speaks to members of the media on November 10, 2025.

Democrats Should Have Let Republicans Kill the Filibuster Democrats Should Have Let Republicans Kill the Filibuster

Instead of caving on the shutdown, Democrats should have waited for the GOP to cave on Trump’s demand to scotch this antidemocratic tactic.

Nov 11, 2025 / Elie Mystal

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Letters From the December 2025 Issue Letters From the December 2025 Issue

First time as tragedy… Worth the price?… The Nation replies… Distrust by design (Web-only)…

Nov 11, 2025 / Our Readers

This Winter, Give the Gift of Hope

This Winter, Give the Gift of Hope This Winter, Give the Gift of Hope

The state of the world has been looking dark. Helping our fellow human beings is one way to add some light.

Nov 11, 2025 / Column / Katha Pollitt

An undated photograph of Bush Terminal.

The Transformation of the New York Waterfront The Transformation of the New York Waterfront

From the Navy Yard and Industry City to the recent remaking of Bush Terminal, developers are attempting to remake Brooklyn’s coastline.

Nov 11, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs

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