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Immigration activists rally against the US Supreme Court's ruling on temporary protective status on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

What Trump Lost (and Won) With the Supremes What Trump Lost (and Won) With the Supremes

David Cole breaks down the Supreme Court’s latest rulings, while Amy Wilentz explains what the end of Temporary Protected Status means for Haitian immigrants.

Jul 1, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

How Toxic Masculinity Took Over the Texas Senate Race

How Toxic Masculinity Took Over the Texas Senate Race How Toxic Masculinity Took Over the Texas Senate Race

The battle between James Talarico and Ken Paxton has been overwhelmed by demagogic gender politics.

Jul 1, 2026 / Samantha Grasso

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian displays his signed copy of the memorandum of understanding establishing a framework to end the US war with Iran

The Memo of Understanding That No One Understands The Memo of Understanding That No One Understands

The massive ambiguities in the framework for an Iran peace agreement all leave Tehran with the upper hand.

Jul 1, 2026 / David Faris

Demonstrators against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployment in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday, January 16, 2026.

Why “The Nation” Is Nominating Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize Why “The Nation” Is Nominating Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize

On this Fourth of July, Minneapolis reminds us of what America can be.

Jul 1, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A still from “Disclosure Day.”

Steven Spielberg’s Aliens Steven Spielberg’s Aliens

“Disclosure Day” has plenty of UFOs and extraterrestrial species but very little of the human insights found in the filmmaker’s past work.

Jul 1, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

Demonstrators showing support for people accused of conspiring to commit terrorism at the Prairieland immigration detention center last summer gathered outside of the Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse in Fort Worth on March 13, 2026.

In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence

Under Trump, eight Prairieland defendants were sentenced to a combined four and a half centuries in prison.

Jul 1, 2026 / Sara Van Horn

Supporters of birthright citizenship rally outside the US Supreme Court on April 1, 2026.

Birthright Citizenship Lives to Die Another Day Birthright Citizenship Lives to Die Another Day

The Supreme Court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship is a victory that may contain the seeds of a future defeat.

Jun 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake

Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake

How the aftershocks of an 1812 quake that hit Venezuela changed the world.

Jun 30, 2026 / Greg Grandin

The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators

The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators

Artist Robert Kuzovkov was murdered in Poland.

Jun 30, 2026 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

The labor-activist group Union Now was founded with support from Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.

How to Win the Next 250 Years for the Working Class How to Win the Next 250 Years for the Working Class

It begins with building back a strong union movement
rooted in deep solidarity.

Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Sara Nelson

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