Emmanuel Macron Is on His Last Legs Emmanuel Macron Is on His Last Legs
The French took to the streets en masse last week, days after the collapse of the latest Macron-aligned government. But the divided left-wing opposition is struggling to capitaliz...
Sep 16, 2025 / Harrison Stetler
Tonight’s Dinner Fell Off the Sysco Truck Tonight’s Dinner Fell Off the Sysco Truck
Sysco’s market dominance means that something essential is being lost. As local businesses fade away, a sense of a distinct regional and local identity disappears with them.
Sep 15, 2025 / Austin Frerick
The Other Side of Trump’s Tariffs: Ghana’s Toxic Gold Rush The Other Side of Trump’s Tariffs: Ghana’s Toxic Gold Rush
As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse.
Sep 15, 2025 / Feature / Jocelyn C. Zuckerman
Elon Musk’s AI Grift Elon Musk’s AI Grift
The tech lord’s recent bid to reshuffle the ownership structure of his empire reinforces the clout of the Middle Eastern strongman regimes in its orbit.
Sep 12, 2025 / Feature / Jacob Silverman
That Wild “Wired” Article Is Not a Case Against Surrogacy That Wild “Wired” Article Is Not a Case Against Surrogacy
It’s a horror story about Silicon Valley, and an extreme example of what happens when we conceive of children as property.
Sep 10, 2025 / Sophie Lewis
What Was the Cracker Barrel Skirmish Really About? (Hint: Distracting From Real Crises Facing the Heartland.) What Was the Cracker Barrel Skirmish Really About? (Hint: Distracting From Real Crises Facing the Heartland.)
Trump is repaying rural voters’ loyalty by shafting them.
Sep 9, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mamdani Is the Right Leader for NYC. I Should Know—I Had the Job. Mamdani Is the Right Leader for NYC. I Should Know—I Had the Job.
We have an unprecedented chance to elect a mayor who can prioritize the needs of working people.
Sep 9, 2025 / Bill de Blasio
Introducing “Oligarch Watch” Introducing “Oligarch Watch”
A new monthly column from The Nation takes on the plutocrats wielding their wealth and power at the expense of the rest of us.
Sep 4, 2025 / Press Room
The French Center Plays Brinkmanship With Fiscal Crisis The French Center Plays Brinkmanship With Fiscal Crisis
Prime Minister François Bayrou is gambling his political survival on a confidence vote, in a probably doomed attempt to force France’s hung parliament to accept an austerity budge...
Sep 3, 2025 / Harrison Stetler
Trump’s Attempt to Fire Lisa Cook From the Fed Is a Naked Power Play Trump’s Attempt to Fire Lisa Cook From the Fed Is a Naked Power Play
The president’s targeting the Federal Reserve governor over a technicality is blatantly politically motivated.
Aug 28, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
