A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power
Fifty years ago, lawmakers started lifting the lid on the shocking abuses of the new Bureau chief’s most famous predecessor. The trouble is, very little changed.
Feb 21, 2025 / Steve Howell
Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education? Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?
Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.
Feb 21, 2025 / Jack Schneider
Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election
In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s firewall against the far right is beginning to crack.
Feb 20, 2025 / Linda Mannheim
How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch
A plan to harness grassroots energy—and to hold Democratic leaders accountable.
Feb 19, 2025 / Ezra Levin, Leah Greenberg for The Nation
How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail
By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.
Feb 19, 2025 / Lynn Rhinehart
Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities
The president’s disdain for disabled people—and obsession with genetic superiority—harks back to a grim past.
Feb 18, 2025 / Sam Gustin
Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky
America’s greedy gangster president is forcing European elites to finally reckon with the high price of protection.
Feb 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer
A Subtle Power Grab in India A Subtle Power Grab in India
With a constitutional amendment that would transform elections, Narendra Modi wants to realize his vision of a centralized India.
Feb 17, 2025 / Wolf Hertzberg
Will Academia Survive the Criminalization of Dissent? Will Academia Survive the Criminalization of Dissent?
Professors are experiencing an overwhelming sense of fear and disillusionment amid the crackdown of pro-Palestine protests. “I don’t know anybody who’s not scared right now.”
Feb 17, 2025 / StudentNation / Lucy Tobier
Donald Trump Is Stealing the Kennedy Brand Donald Trump Is Stealing the Kennedy Brand
Does the Kennedy name stand for liberalism—or oligarchy?
Feb 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer