Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE. Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE.
Finally, someone in the administration is paying for their cruelty and incompetence.
Mar 5, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Quilted Messages Quilted Messages
Sunbonnets carrying not-so-sunny truths.
Mar 5, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter
What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself? What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself?
UT-Austin has collapsed its race, ethnic, and gender studies into a single program while a new policy asks faculty to avoid “controversial” topics. But the attacks won’t end there...
Mar 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer
Jesse Jackson Reshaped the Democratic Party Jesse Jackson Reshaped the Democratic Party
The candidate may have started as a long-shot contender, but The Nation always took him—and his impact on political history—seriously.
Feb 27, 2026 / Richard Kreitner
For 108 Minutes, Trump Gave a Tedious Mussolini Impersonation For 108 Minutes, Trump Gave a Tedious Mussolini Impersonation
It was most mendacious State of the Union in US history. It was also the longest.
Feb 27, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Planet-Sized Hole in Trump’s State of the Union Address The Planet-Sized Hole in Trump’s State of the Union Address
Although climate change received no attention during the president’s speech, Americans must continue to find new ways of making progress against the ongoing environmental crisis.
Feb 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
How Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Intimidate Voters, and Steal the 2026 Election How Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Intimidate Voters, and Steal the 2026 Election
Time to save America from the SAVE America Act.
Feb 26, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Must Listen to Workers Democrats Must Listen to Workers
How winning people’s trust involves listening to their challenges, ambition, ideas, and stories.
Feb 25, 2026 / Greg Kaufmann
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan
Field workers’ highway blockades send a warning to Mexico’s president.
Feb 23, 2026 / David Bacon
MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse
The right’s moral charade was always going to be undone by the Trump of it all.
Feb 20, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway