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Tom Steyer, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for California, speaks to members of the media prior to a campaign event in Santa Rosa, California, US, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

Tom Steyer Is Prepared to Take On the AI Billionaires Tom Steyer Is Prepared to Take On the AI Billionaires

The California gubernatorial candidate understands exactly what’s at stake, as he explains in an exclusive interview.

May 29, 2026 / John Nichols

Crime Slush Fund

Crime Slush Fund Crime Slush Fund

For MAGA.

May 29, 2026 / OppArt / Mark Kaplan

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent displays an article on the proposed $250 banknote featuring an image of President Donald Trump during a news conference at the White House on May 28.

America’s Authoritarian Remodel Is Well Underway America’s Authoritarian Remodel Is Well Underway

There’s an ick factor to Trumpism that is getting worse by the day.

May 29, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Pamela Colloff, author of the book “Catch the Devil,” on a panel

How America’s Courts Fell for a Con Man How America’s Courts Fell for a Con Man

In her new book, Catch the Devil, reporter Pamela Colloff traces the life and crimes of a mendacious jailhouse informant and exposes the systems that allowed him to walk free.

May 29, 2026 / StudentNation / Henry Fernandez

Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and current NY-10 congressional candidate, speaks to hundreds of picketing public defenders and advocates on May 18 outside the Kings County Criminal Court, where Samantha Randazzo had been forced to give birth days before. Lander called for improved treatment of pregnant people in custody, describing Randazzo's experience as “extraordinarily egregious” and “something that should shock the conscience of all New Yorkers.”

Why the Brooklyn Courtroom Birth Was the Last Straw for Public Defenders Why the Brooklyn Courtroom Birth Was the Last Straw for Public Defenders

“What occurred in that courtroom was not simply a failure of protocol or preparedness. It was....a devastating reflection of the cruelty embedded in our carceral system.”

May 28, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir

Mama Never Said

Mama Never Said Mama Never Said

The erasure of black voices didn’t stay in the past.

May 28, 2026 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

Marco Rubio and Ararat Mirzoyan attend a signing ceremony on May 26, 2026, in Yerevan's Zvartnot’s international airport.

Rubio in Yerevan Rubio in Yerevan

A neocon in the land of Nairi.

May 28, 2026 / Pietro A. Shakarian

Barney Frank at a news conference

The Legacy of Barney Frank The Legacy of Barney Frank

A look back through The Nation’s coverage of Frank’s long and storied political career suggests the late congressman was always a man containing multitudes.

May 28, 2026 / Richard Kreitner

Texas Attorney General and US Senate candidate Ken Paxton waves to supporters as he takes the stage during a primary runoff election night watch party in Plano, Texas, on May 26, 2026.

Trump’s Texas Senate Primary Win Is Going to Backfire Spectacularly Trump’s Texas Senate Primary Win Is Going to Backfire Spectacularly

While MAGA candidate Ken Paxton’s win isn’t an assured victory for Democrats, he’ll at least embroil the GOP in a nightmare of its own making.

May 28, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox

Red Rocks Community College student Ariana Lazo practices wrapping the wrist of a training manikin during a nursing skills lab class on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the school's Arvada Health Sciences Campus in Arvada, Colo.

Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare—and They’re Getting Screwed Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare—and They’re Getting Screwed

A recent hospital stay reminded me of the incredible work that nurses do. So why are we making it harder for them to do their jobs?

May 28, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

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