Abdul El-Sayed Wants to “Throw Some Righteous Punches” Abdul El-Sayed Wants to “Throw Some Righteous Punches”
As the Democratic Party debates its identity, this progressive primary candidate and doctor is primed for a breakout moment in the race for Michigan’s Senate seat.
Jan 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Heather Chen
We Need Radical Abundance We Need Radical Abundance
If we want abundance we have to ask, an abundance of what exactly, and produced under what economic logic?
Jan 22, 2026 / Keir Milburn
Is It Possible for Speech to Ever Be Too Free? Is It Possible for Speech to Ever Be Too Free?
A new history explores the political limits as well as possibilities of freedom of speech.
Jan 20, 2026 / Books & the Arts / David Cole
Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love
Formed to oppose the Iraq War, Madres Contra La Guerra have now spent decades trying to end Puerto Rico’s role at the center of the US war machine in Latin America.
Jan 16, 2026 / Andrea Contreras
Mamdani Starts Governing by Getting the Imagery Right Mamdani Starts Governing by Getting the Imagery Right
Early signs suggest that the Mamdani era in New York is off to an encouraging start—beginning with the mayor's continued mastery of political spectacle.
Jan 15, 2026 / Column / D.D. Guttenplan
Ro Khanna Has a New Tech Social Contract for California’s Oligarchs Ro Khanna Has a New Tech Social Contract for California’s Oligarchs
As Peter Thiel and other fat cats threaten to flee California over a billionaire tax, Khanna is calling their bluff.
Jan 14, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Elizabeth Warren’s Plan for a Revived Democratic Party Elizabeth Warren’s Plan for a Revived Democratic Party
The Massachusetts senator argues that, in order to prevail in the midterms, the party needs to recover its populist roots—and fighting spirit.
Jan 12, 2026 / Elizabeth Warren
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
What Justice on a Burning Planet? What Justice on a Burning Planet?
Andreas Malm and Thea Riofrancos joined The Nation’s Wen Stephenson in an urgent conversation about the left and the climate emergency.
Jan 5, 2026 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson, Andreas Malm, and Thea Riofrancos
Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name
John Lindsay expanded welfare, civil rights, and public spending—yet left New Yorkers politically disarmed. Zohran Mamdani should learn the lessons of his mayoralty.
Jan 1, 2026 / Daniel Wortel-London