“Gray Money” Is Fueling a Bipartisan Arms Race for Control of Congress “Gray Money” Is Fueling a Bipartisan Arms Race for Control of Congress
Nonprofits that don’t disclose their donors have funneled at least $642 million to PACs so far in the midterms.
Sep 9, 2026 / Donald Shaw
COINTELPRO Is Back COINTELPRO Is Back
How Homeland Security has adopted the COINTELPRO playbook.
Sep 8, 2026 / Betty Medsger
In Trump’s Mafia, Even Goons Can Do Billion-Dollar Shakedowns In Trump’s Mafia, Even Goons Can Do Billion-Dollar Shakedowns
Corey Lewandowski is a disposable underling, but he’s protected enough to scorn the law.
Sep 8, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Can We Save Democracy? Can We Save Democracy?
Hélène Landemore’s case for an alternative system of popular government.
Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Osita Nwanevu
Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read
The Florida Senate candidate responded to Republican book-banning schemes by opening a bookstore.
Sep 8, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation
Letters From the October 2026 Issue Letters From the October 2026 Issue
The long shadow of AIPAC… The AI revolution will not be televised… Speaking of taxes… Reporting on abortion… (online only)
Sep 8, 2026 / Our Readers
Gunboat Diplomacy Gunboat Diplomacy
Endless lies about Trump’s endless war.
Sep 7, 2026 / OppArt / Eric Drooker
The Shadowy Powers that Trump Could Use to End American Democracy The Shadowy Powers that Trump Could Use to End American Democracy
Two Washington insiders are sounding the alarm about what could happen if Trump activates the top-secret Presidential Emergency Action Documents.
Sep 4, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Hasan Piker and the Democrats’ Edgelord Dilemma Hasan Piker and the Democrats’ Edgelord Dilemma
The gaming streamer has become a big headache for Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed—but that’s the risk of targeting a campaign at younger, terminally online voters.
Sep 4, 2026 / Ben Schwartz