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Chris Sale #51 of the Atlanta Braves pitches in the second inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Truist Park on September 28, 2025

The Atlanta Braves or the Atlanta Bravest? Also, the March for Mumia The Atlanta Braves or the Atlanta Bravest? Also, the March for Mumia

Podcast / Edge of Sports / Dec 16, 2025 The Atlanta Braves or the Atlanta Bravest? Also, the March for Mumia Chris Buccafusco joins the show to talk about indigenous mascotin…

Dec 16, 2025 / Podcast

Second

Second Second

Strike.

Dec 16, 2025 / OppArt / Kevin Necessary

The COL4 AI-ready data center, located on a seven-acre campus in Columbus, Ohio, on July 24, 2025.

Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere

It should guide the Democrats.

Dec 16, 2025 / Ron Knox

Rob Reiner backstage at the Late Night With Seth Meyers show this September.

Rob Reiner’s Legacy Can't Be Sullied by Trump’s Shameful Attacks Rob Reiner’s Legacy Can't Be Sullied by Trump’s Shameful Attacks

The late actor and director leaves behind a roster of classic films—and a much safer and juster California.

Dec 16, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

Solution to the “Big Event” Crossword Solution to the “Big Event” Crossword

If questions remain after reading this, please write to sandy @ thenation.com.

Dec 16, 2025

Volunteers mount a campaign poster for Aftyn Behn on December 2, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee.

From Aftyn to Zohran: A Road Map for Democratic Victory From Aftyn to Zohran: A Road Map for Democratic Victory

This year, progressive young Democrats sketched a path to meaningful wins in 2026. Is the party paying attention?

Dec 16, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols

Idi Amin in Kampala, 1975.

Mahmood Mamdani’s Uganda Mahmood Mamdani’s Uganda

In his new book Slow Poison, the accomplished anthropologist revisits the Idi Amin and Yoweri Museveni years.

Dec 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French

Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff’s Sweeping Anti-War Novel

Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff’s Sweeping Anti-War Novel Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff’s Sweeping Anti-War Novel

Your Name Here dramatizes the tensions and possibilities of political art.

Dec 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jess Bergman

US President Donald Trump and John Roberts, chief justice of the US Supreme Court, shake hands during the 60th presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025.

The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy

In making frequent, ill use of the “shadow docket,” the high court is not just handing Trump policy victories. It’s upending the rule of law.

Dec 16, 2025 / Column / Elie Mystal

Nation Poetry

Love Loves Love Loves

Dec 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Lauren Camp

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