Zohran Mamdani Is Surging at Just the Right Time Zohran Mamdani Is Surging at Just the Right Time
By running a campaign in the La Guardia tradition, the insurgent New York mayoral candidate is closing the gap with Andrew Cuomo—and winning support from AOC.
Jun 6, 2025 / John Nichols
Shahana Hanif Won’t Back Down Shahana Hanif Won’t Back Down
Targeted by billionaires and right-wing PACs, the first Muslim woman on the New York City Council is defending gig workers, tenants, and the Gaza solidarity movement.
Jun 5, 2025 / Q&A / Peter Lucas
Joni Ernst’s Cruelty and Sarcasm Might Cost Her Her Job Joni Ernst’s Cruelty and Sarcasm Might Cost Her Her Job
Iowa’s Republican senator says gutting Medicaid is no worry because “we all are going to die.” Voters seem to disagree.
Jun 3, 2025 / John Nichols
Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think
What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty.
Jun 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism
From Iran-contra to Iraq war WMD lies to Trumpism, this right-wing pundit kept subverting democracy.
May 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer
What Caused Democrats’ No-Show Problem in 2024? What Caused Democrats’ No-Show Problem in 2024?
New data sheds light on the policy preferences of nonvoting Democrats in the last election. It may disappoint some progressives.
May 30, 2025 / Jared Abbott and Dustin Guastella
Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation
Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.
May 30, 2025 / Erica Etelson
“The Nation” Endorses Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander in the New York City Democratic Primary “The Nation” Endorses Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander in the New York City Democratic Primary
New Yorkers deserve better than Andrew Cuomo.
May 30, 2025 / The Nation
Democrats Still Can’t Figure Out What Happened in 2024 Democrats Still Can’t Figure Out What Happened in 2024
A new analysis of voting patterns in the last election suggests that the party is woefully unprepared for the path forward.
May 29, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
The Trump Administration’s Education Agenda: A Tragedy in 2 Acts The Trump Administration’s Education Agenda: A Tragedy in 2 Acts
The Trump administration’s funding cuts and attacks on public education are just the beginning.
May 29, 2025 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire