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A banner featuring an image of US President Donald Trump with the slogan “Make America Safe Again” is displayed on the facade of the US Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 20.

The DOJ's Shameful Abuse of Power Must Be Reined In The DOJ's Shameful Abuse of Power Must Be Reined In

The weaponizing of the department to do Trump’s bidding
has dangerously undermined its credibility.

Mar 9, 2026 / Michele Goodwin

George Packer’s Liberal Imagination

George Packer’s Liberal Imagination George Packer’s Liberal Imagination

What happens when liberalism’s crisis is made into a fable? 

Mar 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner

Nation Poetry

De-snowed De-snowed

Mar 9, 2026 / Poems / Quang Mai

Women wait to undergo a medical check in Paris in October 1944.

The Greatest Love Is Grieving The Greatest Love Is Grieving

I spent years as a labor organizer. Marguerite Duras’s war novel taught me that the strongest fighters are always the women hurting the most.

Mar 7, 2026 / Haley Mlotek

An Argument Against Voting for the “Electable” Guy

An Argument Against Voting for the “Electable” Guy An Argument Against Voting for the “Electable” Guy

In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent shares his thoughts on the Texas primaries. Plus, a terrible Supreme Court decision and a bad play by Major League Ba...

Mar 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal

War Week 1

War Week 1 War Week 1

Died for low ratings.

Mar 6, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Screenshot from a White House video showing pastors praying over Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 5, 2026.

A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War

Lacking a clear rationale for the attack on Iran, Trumpists are increasingly talking like crusaders.

Mar 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, during a news conference with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.

Israel Is Using Its Genocidal Gaza Playbook on Iran Israel Is Using Its Genocidal Gaza Playbook on Iran

Just as in Palestine, the Israeli government is framing its latest conflict as a holy war of extermination.

Mar 6, 2026 / Séamus Malekafzali

RFK Jr.: America’s Snake Oil Salesman

RFK Jr.: America’s Snake Oil Salesman RFK Jr.: America’s Snake Oil Salesman

Raw truth: MAHA is NUTS.

Mar 6, 2026 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield

Protesters led by a coalition of interfaith religious leaders demonstrate against US immigration policy outside the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California.

Trump’s “Defensive Operation” Against the World Trump’s “Defensive Operation” Against the World

From ICE detention centers in San Diego to the war in Iran, Trump has been trying to "defend" our country, while making the lives of many miserable instead.

Mar 6, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

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