Society

Don Lemon speaks onstage during the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center’s 2025 Ripple of Hope Gala in New York.

The Trump Administration Arrested Don Lemon Like He Was a Fugitive Slave The Trump Administration Arrested Don Lemon Like He Was a Fugitive Slave

Lemon’s arrest is not only a clear violation of the First Amendment but also a blatant throwback to the Constitution’s long-discarded Fugitive Slave Clause.

Jan 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump’s World Cup.

Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump’s World Cup. Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump’s World Cup.

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s Justice correspondent urges soccer lovers to stay away, takes on the attacks on Alex Pretti, and warns of a dangerous anti-voting bill.

Jan 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Aliya Rahman being dragged out of her car by ICE agents on January 13, 2026.

ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling. ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.

“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.

Jan 30, 2026 / Fatima Khan

Pretti Legacy

Pretti Legacy Pretti Legacy

Black carpet.

Jan 30, 2026 / Steve Brodner

The Deepening Abyss of Racism

The Deepening Abyss of Racism The Deepening Abyss of Racism

Racism perpetuates and entraps societies in persistent cycles of fear, hatred, and inequality.

Jan 30, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

The scene outside a 2017 subway derailment in New York.

Manhattan Republicans Get a Lesson in Mamdani-Era Self-Defense Manhattan Republicans Get a Lesson in Mamdani-Era Self-Defense

A New York Republican club hosted a seminar dwelling on vigilante fantasies in one of the nation’s safest cities.

Jan 30, 2026 / Jacob Silverman

David Brooks

The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for “The Atlantic” The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for “The Atlantic”

The former New York Times columnist is a one-man cottage industry of lazy cultural stereotyping.

Jan 30, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

NYC Stands With Minnesota

NYC Stands With Minnesota NYC Stands With Minnesota

Street demonstration, New York City, January 23, 2026.

Jan 29, 2026 / OppArt / Gwendolen Cates

How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors

How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors

A video documenting an alleged gang rape in Florida drew a flood of harassment, threats, and doxxing

Jan 29, 2026 / Anfisa Blyumina, Ray Epstein, and Jean Qian

Should We Treat Political Violence as a Public Health Crisis?

Should We Treat Political Violence as a Public Health Crisis? Should We Treat Political Violence as a Public Health Crisis?

Thinking of political violence solely as a safety issue is not enough to address the harm that follows. “The patient is the community.”

Jan 29, 2026 / StudentNation / Fareed Salmon

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