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Abolish ICE or GTFO

Abolish ICE or GTFO Abolish ICE or GTFO

In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent makes the case to get rid of ICE, explores George Conway’s congressional campaign—and shares his New Year’s resolutio...

Jan 9, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Renee Lives!

Renee Lives! Renee Lives!

“I never died,” says she.

Jan 9, 2026 / Steve Brodner

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

President Donald Trump hosts a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on August 18, 2025.

European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism

NATO allies don’t want to confront Trump’s aggression. But they may ultimately not have a choice.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer

People demonstrate against ICE during a vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, who was shot dead by an immigration officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026.

Minneapolis to ICE: Get the Fuck Out! Minneapolis to ICE: Get the Fuck Out!

An ICE agent shot dead Renee Nicole Good. Residents are ready to fight back.

Jan 8, 2026 / Alyssa Oursler

Law enforcement and a protester on the scene after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on January 7.

After the ICE Killing in Minneapolis, Will Truth Prevail? After the ICE Killing in Minneapolis, Will Truth Prevail?

Can Trump and Kristi Noem maintain their blatant lies in the face of multiple videos that show the victim was trying to drive away when she was shot three times by an ICE agent?

Jan 7, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump surveys the Manhattan skyline in 1987.

Trump's Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy Trump's Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy

The pundits straining to seek coherence in the new interventionist “Donroe doctrine” would do well to look back to Trump’s roots in New York real estate

Jan 7, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers

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

A billboard depicting symbolic images of former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Iranian athletes is hung on a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2026.

The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack

How Trump’s illegal 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani—and the West’s indifferent response—laid the groundwork for the brazen abduction of Nicolás Maduro.

Jan 7, 2026 / Séamus Malekafzali

Trump Tower

Trump Tower Trump Tower

Blows.

Jan 6, 2026 / OppArt / Adam Zyglis

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