A Ceasefire in Name Only A Ceasefire in Name Only
The language of ceasefire has been repurposed in Gaza: It no longer describes a pause in violence but rather a mechanism for managing it.
Feb 3, 2026 / Mohammed R. Mhawish
A Day for Gaza A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
Feb 3, 2026 / Rayan El Amine, Jack Mirkinson, and Lizzy Ratner
How to Survive in a House Without Walls How to Survive in a House Without Walls
After their home was obliterated, Rasha Abou Jalal and her family remain determined to build a new one, even if it must be built out of nothing.
Feb 3, 2026 / Rasha Abou Jalal
What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen
These pictures are records of a genocidal war, but they are something more, too—they are fragments of Gaza itself
Feb 3, 2026 / Huda Skaik
A Catalog of Gaza’s Loss A Catalog of Gaza’s Loss
Recording what has been erased—and making sense of what remains.
Feb 3, 2026 / Deema Hattab
My Sister’s Death Still Echoes Inside Me My Sister’s Death Still Echoes Inside Me
Rewaa was killed by an Israeli bomb. Her absence has broken me in ways I still cannot describe.
Feb 3, 2026 / Asmaa Dwaima
What Edward Said Teaches Us About Gaza What Edward Said Teaches Us About Gaza
On Palestine and the geography of vanishing.
Feb 3, 2026 / Alaa Alqaisi
The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine
The $45 million advertorial abounds in unintended ironies.
Feb 2, 2026 / Katha Pollitt
Mamdani Secures a Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Over Delivery Worker Wage Theft Mamdani Secures a Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Over Delivery Worker Wage Theft
Uber Eats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan also agreed to reinstate 10,000 wrongfully deactivated workers.
Feb 2, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat
Why Do Americans Consume So Much? Look to the Military. Why Do Americans Consume So Much? Look to the Military.
We consume far beyond our means because our military keeps enough of us feeling secure, and we have such a large military because we consume far beyond our means.
Feb 2, 2026 / Andrea Mazzarino