Political Ideologies

Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution

Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution Dismantling the Meme Logic Behind Renee Good’s ICE Execution

The Trump administration is once more invoking upside-down alibis of state to conjure the bogus specter of imminent threat.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jeb Lund

Meet Seattle’s New Mayor, Katie Wilson

Meet Seattle’s New Mayor, Katie Wilson Meet Seattle’s New Mayor, Katie Wilson

Her victory was won by the precariat: renters, transit riders, and democratic socialists who rallied, doorbelled, created social media, and registered new voters.

Jan 7, 2026 / John Burbank

The Park Fire burns through the night on July 30, 2024, near Chico, California.

What Justice on a Burning Planet? What Justice on a Burning Planet?

Andreas Malm and Thea Riofrancos joined The Nation’s Wen Stephenson in an urgent conversation about the left and the climate emergency.

Jan 5, 2026 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson, Andreas Malm, and Thea Riofrancos

Demonstrators rally against President Donald Trump during a protest, dubbed “Resist the Dictator,” to mark President's Day on February 17, 2025, in New York City.

How to Save a Democracy How to Save a Democracy

Looking at how the Trump administration fits into a pattern of authoritarian governance can empower people to think about how to best resist the country’s slide to autocracy.

Jan 2, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Protesters with US flags, placards and a Donald Trump baby balloon march during a nationwide

Goodbye to Trump’s First Year Goodbye to Trump’s First Year

A lawless grasp for power, a culture war at home, and a reign of untrammeled corruption defined Trump's first year of his second term.

Jan 2, 2026 / Robert L. Borosage

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reacts during a press conference at the Unisphere in the Queens borough of New York City on November 5, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name

John Lindsay expanded welfare, civil rights, and public spending—yet left New Yorkers politically disarmed. Zohran Mamdani should learn the lessons of his mayoralty.

Jan 1, 2026 / Daniel Wortel-London

A Movement-Building Strategy for All Workers

A Movement-Building Strategy for All Workers A Movement-Building Strategy for All Workers

Why we need a freedom agenda.

Dec 26, 2025 / Peter Olney and David Bacon

People enjoy a break in thunder storms on the steps of the Met Tuesday July 4, in Manhattan New York.

John Wilson at the Met John Wilson at the Met

Drawing from the depths.

Dec 23, 2025 / Margaret Spillane

President Donald Trump in the White House in January 2025.

Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade Is Going to Hit White Men, Too Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade Is Going to Hit White Men, Too

Under the Trump administration’s anti-DEI directives, colleges would be forced to abandon gender balancing, disadvantaging men.

Dec 23, 2025 / Kali Holloway

CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss hosts a town hall with Erika Kirk on December 10.

Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes” Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes”

The new editor in chief at CBS News has shown she’s not merely stupendously unqualified—she’s ideologically opposed to the practice of good journalism.

Dec 22, 2025 / Elizabeth Spiers

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