Progressives Need to Stand Up for LaMonica McIver Progressives Need to Stand Up for LaMonica McIver
The charges against McIver are a form of political intimidation directed with particular force against Black politicians—but it will work only if the people don’t have her back.
May 22, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Warren Buffett Is a Climate-Wrecker Warren Buffett Is a Climate-Wrecker
Los Angeles Times climate columnist Sammy Roth scoops his business beat colleagues.
May 22, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple
For all the deserved criticism of the American media, it remains one of the strongest pillars propping up what’s left of democracy in a time that’s been anything but good for the ...
May 21, 2025 / Nan Levinson
The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil
From the moment the McCarran-Walter Act was passed in 1952, The Nation has sounded the alarm about the danger it posed to politically active immigrants.
May 21, 2025 / Richard Kreitner
Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now! Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now!
If you need to see the 2026 World Cup in person, stick to Canada and Mexico. The US isn’t safe for visitors.
May 20, 2025 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
Democrats Are Greenlighting Trump’s Crypto Corruption Democrats Are Greenlighting Trump’s Crypto Corruption
Sixteen senators backed a disastrous bill that enshrines the crypto industry's flagrant abuses into law.
May 20, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis
There is surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling.
May 20, 2025 / Mattea Kramer and Dr. Sean Fogler
The Queer Chess Club Making the First Moves Toward Revolution The Queer Chess Club Making the First Moves Toward Revolution
The “queerest anti-imperialist chess club on earth” is using chess to build a community and provide an entry way into radical politics.
May 20, 2025 / Alexandra Adelina Nita
Disaster Awaits Us if the NIH Dies Disaster Awaits Us if the NIH Dies
We need to be sending more federal research dollars to more people in more places. Instead, the government is doing the opposite.
May 20, 2025 / Abdullah Shihipar, Brandon Marshall, and Alexandra Skinner
