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This Is How the Child Welfare System Becomes Less Traumatizing This Is How the Child Welfare System Becomes Less Traumatizing

Wisconsin has shown that it’s cost-effective and completely possible to keep families together by stabilizing their housing. That’s not the only promising development in the field...

Nov 24, 2025 / Bryce Covert

Stanford students and activists outside of the White Memorial Plaza in March 2025.

Stanford Students Sue Over Trump’s Crackdown on Political Speech Stanford Students Sue Over Trump’s Crackdown on Political Speech

Amid the administration’s war on higher education, The Stanford Daily’s lawsuit targets federal statutes that allow deportation and visa revocation based on political speech.

Nov 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Rani Chor

Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during an interview in New York on September 17, 2025.

The Age of Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein The Age of Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein

On this episode of The Time of Monsters: Doug Henwood on the famed economist as an embodiment of neoliberalism.

Nov 23, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Flying While Brown and Bearded

Flying While Brown and Bearded Flying While Brown and Bearded

The director of the FBI and the mayor of the largest city in America now look like me. When will TSA stop singling us out?

Nov 22, 2025 / Shaan Sachdev

Donald Trump (R) meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2025.

A Socialist in the White House A Socialist in the White House

Zohran Mamdani is certainly not the first democratic socialist to meet with a US president. But his visit with Donald Trump shows the renewal of a historic American movement.

Nov 21, 2025 / John Nichols

The White House Press Corps Is an Embarrassment

The White House Press Corps Is an Embarrassment The White House Press Corps Is an Embarrassment

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent digs into some of the failures of the fourth estate—along with a new gerrymandering case, Larry Summers, and more.

Nov 21, 2025 / Elie Mystal

President Donald Trump speaks during an official dinner with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2025.

Trump’s Imperial Presidency Has Taken a Hit. Will He Recover? Trump’s Imperial Presidency Has Taken a Hit. Will He Recover?

Trump’s defeat over the Epstein files was a rare instance of Congress defying his authoritarianism. But the resistance is still feeble.

Nov 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Decline and Fall

Decline and Fall Decline and Fall

Charlotte rising.

Nov 21, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Cold As ICE

Cold As ICE Cold As ICE

ICE agents continue to terrorize communities across the United States through relentless harassment and excessive force.

Nov 21, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

President Trump speaks at a November 18 dinner in honor of Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit

A weeklong debauch brought together tech insiders and the leaders of a brutal monarchy to keep stoking the AI bubble.

Nov 21, 2025 / Jacob Silverman

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