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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

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

President Trump responds to a reporter’s question about domestic violence, in 2018.

The Trump Administration Is Refusing to Follow the Laws Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors The Trump Administration Is Refusing to Follow the Laws Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors

The administration has repeatedly failed to disburse funds for services for domestic violence survivors and blocked the enforcement of their rights.

May 28, 2026 / Bryce Covert

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks in front of a memorial composed of shoes and backpacks, symbolizing those killed in the bombing of the Minab elementary school and other civilians in Iran, in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.

Democrats Can’t Avoid a Reckoning With Gaza Democrats Can’t Avoid a Reckoning With Gaza

We can’t defend democracy while upholding elite impunity

May 28, 2026 / Matthew Duss

Dr. Harry Edwards is inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in San Francisco on May 15, 2025.

Dr. Harry Edwards on the NAACP’s Call to Boycott Gerrymandering States Dr. Harry Edwards on the NAACP’s Call to Boycott Gerrymandering States

The 83-year-old sociologist and activist reflects on what is missing in the current effort to organize athletes politically.

May 27, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, left, hold signed documents during an Abraham Accords signing ceremony event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering

Any expansion of the alleged peace agreement would lock the Middle East into endless apartheid, despotism, and militarism.

May 26, 2026 / Jeet Heer

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate and billionaire Tom Steyer speaks during a press conference with union workers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on May 18, 2026.

Aren’t Billionaires People, Too? Yes, but… Aren’t Billionaires People, Too? Yes, but…

When ordinary Americans are forced to skip meals to afford healthcare, it’s vital that the Democratic Party resist retreating from small “d” populist policies.

May 26, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Suicide of American Democracy

The Suicide of American Democracy The Suicide of American Democracy

Trumpism is deadly.

May 25, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Stephen Colbert on the set of “The Late Show” on CBS on the last night of the show.

Why Losing Colbert Hurts So Much Why Losing Colbert Hurts So Much

Trump would have all his comedian critics fired if he could. But Colbert represents a particular loss.

May 22, 2026 / Ben Schwartz

Evacuation Day

Evacuation Day Evacuation Day

145,000 kids matter.

May 22, 2026 / Steve Brodner

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