Government

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. stands behind Donald Trump in the Oval Office

In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading

Trump and RFK Jr. have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century—our public health infrastructure

Aug 13, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why We Must Release the Epstein Files

Why We Must Release the Epstein Files Why We Must Release the Epstein Files

We need justice for the survivors of his predations, and we need to restore public trust in our institutions.

Aug 13, 2025 / Rep. Ro Khanna

Katie Wilson

How Seattle’s Katie Wilson Launched Her Mayoral Campaign as a Social Movement How Seattle’s Katie Wilson Launched Her Mayoral Campaign as a Social Movement

The precariat is rising.

Aug 12, 2025 / John Burbank

“The Nation” Interviews Zohran Mamdani

“The Nation” Interviews Zohran Mamdani “The Nation” Interviews Zohran Mamdani

New York's Democratic mayoral nominee shares his views on the city's affordability crisis, the new media landscape—and how Democrats need to stand up for what they believe.

Aug 12, 2025 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols

People participate in a rally against the Trump administration’s federal takeover of the District of Columbia on August 11, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Washington, DC, Is Under a State of Siege Washington, DC, Is Under a State of Siege

Trump has put the nation’s capital under federal occupation.

Aug 11, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference in New Delhi on February 25, 2020.

Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker

The Indian prime minister discovers that the world’s biggest bully sees fawning as weakness.

Aug 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Protesters chant in Los Angeles while a Trump balloon flies over crowd.

A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society  A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society 

Ending his extortion racket will demand not only courageous institutions—it will take the political opposition of us all.

Aug 11, 2025 / David Cole

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) assume workers are reactionary.

Democrats Keep Misreading the Working Class Democrats Keep Misreading the Working Class

Many in the party see workers as drifting rightward. But new data show they’re more progressive than ever on economic issues—if Democrats are willing to meet them there.

Aug 11, 2025 / Bhaskar Sunkara

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (C) speaks with former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani (L) as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right looks on during the 15th Anniversary of September 11 at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, on September 11, 2016, in New York.

New Yorkers Aren’t About to Elect a Mayor Who Makes Common Cause With Donald Trump New Yorkers Aren’t About to Elect a Mayor Who Makes Common Cause With Donald Trump

Amid reports that Cuomo is consulting with Trump and telling business leaders he doesn’t want a fight with the president, Zohran Mamdani sees a “betrayal of the city.”

Aug 8, 2025 / John Nichols

Ai-jen Poo speaks as Care advocates light 8,000 candles for 80 million Americans who rely on Medicaid during a 60-hour vigil on July 23, 2025, in Washington, DC.

It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care

We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind. 

Aug 8, 2025 / Ai-jen Poo for The Nation

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