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Protesters turn out for Portland’s No Kings rally on October 18.

The Double-Edged Virality of Portland's Protests The Double-Edged Virality of Portland's Protests

The city’s anti-ICE actions and No Kings demonstration have commanded mass attention, but still are no match for the impunity of the MAGA deportation state.

Oct 21, 2025 / Nathaniel Friedman

A still from the footage of the Trump administration striking a boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree

The president’s unprecedented and lawless attacks supposedly target drug cartels, but serve a far more troubling political agenda.

Oct 21, 2025 / Greg Grandin

A sign at the No Kings rlly in Brewster, New York.

In Purple Hudson Valley District, No Kings Turnout Doubles In Purple Hudson Valley District, No Kings Turnout Doubles

Brewster’s rally drew more than 4,000 people for a rousing refutation of Donald Trump. Should the district’s GOP House Representative Mike Lawler, up for reelection in November, w...

Oct 20, 2025 / Joan Walsh

History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment

History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment

Jane Fonda is reviving the Hollywood advocacy group to meet the high-stakes challenges to free expression in the Trump era.

Oct 20, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

Pam Sandwich

Pam Sandwich Pam Sandwich

Attorney General Pam Bondi only serves Trump.

Oct 20, 2025 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

Donald Trump smiles during an announcement in the Oval Office on October 16, 2025.

Another Banner Week for White Supremacists Another Banner Week for White Supremacists

In this week's Elie v. U.S., The Nation's justice correspondent connects the dots between the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Case and Trump’s whites-only refugee policy.

Oct 17, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Jeopardy

Jeopardy Jeopardy

The gaslight zone.

Oct 17, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Voting-rights protesters outside the US Supreme Court as the justices heard the reargument of Louisiana v. Callais, which is poised to undo Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander

The chief justice has let partisan gerrymanders flourish, and created the conditions for near-permanent minority rule.

Oct 17, 2025 / David Daley

Fighting To

Fighting To Fighting To

Prevent this.

Oct 17, 2025 / OppArt / Mark Kaplan

A woman held a US flag outside the Supreme Court as the court weighed the future of the Voting Rights Act on October 15, 2025.

The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act

The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.

Oct 16, 2025 / Elie Mystal

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