Letters From the March 2026 Issue Letters From the March 2026 Issue
Basement books… Kate Wagner replies… Reading Pirandello (online only)… Gus O’Connor replies…
Feb 10, 2026 / Our Readers, Kate Wagner, and Gus O’Connor
“Shut Up and Serve”: The Professional Tennis Players Fighting a Rigged System “Shut Up and Serve”: The Professional Tennis Players Fighting a Rigged System
An antitrust lawsuit calls the professional tennis governing bodies “cartels” that exploit players and create an intentional lack of competitive alternatives. Can players hit back...
Feb 10, 2026 / StudentNation / Takashi Williams
Somali Americans Aren’t Going Anywhere Somali Americans Aren’t Going Anywhere
Trump keeps targeting Minnesota’s Somali community. But as one organizer says, “What we’ve built here, we’re not going to let it be easy for people to take that away from us.”
Feb 10, 2026 / Iliana Hagenah
Bad Bunny’s Technicolor Halftime Stole the Super Bowl Bad Bunny’s Technicolor Halftime Stole the Super Bowl
The Puerto Rican artist’s performance was a gleeful rebuke of Trump’s death cult and a celebration of life.
Feb 9, 2026 / Dave Zirin
1933 Revisited 1933 Revisited
Trump’s ICE agents terrorize American citizens unchecked.
Feb 9, 2026 / OppArt / Gary Taxali
Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other
The president has gone after us because of who we are and what we value. We have an obligation to resist.
Feb 9, 2026 / Keith Ellison
Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached
Members of Congress have a constitutional duty to remove this gangster from office.
Feb 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation
Drag Can Save a Life in New York City—if People Show Up Drag Can Save a Life in New York City—if People Show Up
Black and trans drag performers are crowdfunding to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Feb 9, 2026 / Ava Pauline Emilione
“Going Natural” in the Age of Facial Optimization “Going Natural” in the Age of Facial Optimization
The medspa industry is moving more quickly than we can keep up with. Meanwhile, women are being told that if we don’t too, we will lose our cosmetic capital.
Feb 7, 2026 / Emmeline Clein
Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe? Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?
In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: t...
Feb 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal