Political Ideologies

How Misogyny Fuels Fascism

How Misogyny Fuels Fascism How Misogyny Fuels Fascism

Nina Burleigh, the Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, and Annie Wilkinson speak to Laura Flanders about the sexism at the heart of Trumpism.

Mar 12, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a press conference at the WIN NYC family shelter in New York, on March 5, 2026.

The People Transforming Mamdani’s Promises Into Policy The People Transforming Mamdani’s Promises Into Policy

Staffing matters!

Mar 11, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Reproductive justice advocates rallied on the day that Representative Barbara Lee introduced the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act on July 8, 2015.

How the Abortion Rights Activists Found Their Radical Imagination How the Abortion Rights Activists Found Their Radical Imagination

A long-shot campaign to restore public funding for abortion turned into the movement’s biggest success in a generation.

Mar 9, 2026 / Amy Littlefield

Screenshot from a White House video showing pastors praying over Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 5, 2026.

A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War

Lacking a clear rationale for the attack on Iran, Trumpists are increasingly talking like crusaders.

Mar 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE.

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 Quilted Messages

Sunbonnets carrying not-so-sunny truths.

Mar 5, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter

Students gather at the Gregory Gym Plaza on UT-Austin's campus in a rally on February 16 to oppose the elimination of race, ethnic, and gender studies departments.

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, 1983.

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

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026, in Washington, DC.

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

US President Donald Trump speaks during a State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

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

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