American Democracy Has Been Killed American Democracy Has Been Killed
The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead.
Aug 21, 2026 / Edward H. Williams
The Hollywood Gerrymander The Hollywood Gerrymander
The proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. merger does not just represent media monopoly—it is another form of gerrymandering, of rigging the rules to limit who has power.
Aug 20, 2026 / Rashad Robinson
No, Woke 1 Was Not Crazy No, Woke 1 Was Not Crazy
AOC and others are laughing off 2020 as a wild, isolated moment. None of that is true.
Aug 20, 2026 / Zito Madu
The Machine That Came for Jason Arday The Machine That Came for Jason Arday
It wasn't a scandal but a machine—funded, transatlantic, and still running.
Aug 20, 2026 / Jafari Sinclaire Allen
The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books
From adding a citizenship question to not tracking race and ethnicity, the administration wants to minimize Black and brown political power.
Aug 19, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Hubert Harrison’s Brand of Black Radicalism Hubert Harrison’s Brand of Black Radicalism
In this interview with Brian Kwoba, “The Nation” talks with the author about his new book on the legacy of a little-known but influential activist.
Aug 19, 2026 / Q&A / Peter Cole
Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy
Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name.
Aug 18, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway
The New Right’s Toxic Addiction to Racial Conflict The New Right’s Toxic Addiction to Racial Conflict
A former fellow with the Claremont Institute explains how white nationalist dogma sets the terms of political belonging on the MAGA right.
Aug 14, 2026 / Pedro Gonzalez
No Hospital Workers for You No Hospital Workers for You
Have a nice day.
Aug 7, 2026 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall
America Gets to Choose America Gets to Choose
The Trump bar is so low it’s hard to decide.
Aug 6, 2026 / OppArt / Michael James Schneider