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Keir Starmer chats with disgraced former UK ambassador to the United States and alleged Epstein associate Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025.

The UK’s Epstein Crisis The UK’s Epstein Crisis

If Keir Starmer is safe for now, it’s only for lack of alternatives within his party.

Feb 16, 2026 / Rachel Shabi

Best Bondi-Own of the Day

Best Bondi-Own of the Day Best Bondi-Own of the Day

Lots of Lutnick.

Feb 13, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Gaza Beach 2030

Gaza Beach 2030 Gaza Beach 2030

A genocide comes to light.

Feb 13, 2026 / OppArt / Peter de Wit

The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries

The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries

With its cobalt and lithium mines, Congo is powering an energy revolution. It contains both the worst horrors of modern metal extraction—and the seeds of a more moral economics.

Feb 13, 2026 / Feature / Nicolas Niarchos

Vice President JD Vance and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hold signed copies of Joint Statement on the Completion of Negotiations on an Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia, on February 9, 2026.

JD Vance: A Prisoner of the Caucasus JD Vance: A Prisoner of the Caucasus

The vice president’s trip adds fuel to regional fires.

Feb 13, 2026 / Pietro A. Shakarian

The Repeating History of US Intervention in Venezuela

The Repeating History of US Intervention in Venezuela The Repeating History of US Intervention in Venezuela

A look back at The Nation’s 130 years of articles about Venezuela reveals that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Feb 13, 2026 / Column / Richard Kreitner

Keir Starmer delivers a speech, at Horntye Park Sports Complex, in St Leonards-on-Sea, south east England, on February 5, 2026.

Keir Starmer’s Failure Is Nearly Complete Keir Starmer’s Failure Is Nearly Complete

The wildly unpopular UK prime minister is likely doomed in the wake of an Epstein-related scandal entirely of his own making. He deserves every bit of the hell he’s in.

Feb 13, 2026 / Evan Robins

How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left

How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left

The co-leader of Die Linke helped rescue the party and make it into a political force. But can she beat back Germany’s ascendant far right?

Feb 12, 2026 / Feature / Carol Schaeffer

Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire after a Russian bombing raid on the city of Sloviansk, Ukraine, on February 10, 2026.

Why the European Left Should Support Peace in Ukraine Why the European Left Should Support Peace in Ukraine

Endorsing a negotiated settlement does not require the left to justify Russia’s invasion or advocate legal recognition of its territorial gains.

Feb 12, 2026 / Artin DerSimonian and Anatol Lieven

Inside Ukraine’s Underground Maternity Wards

Inside Ukraine’s Underground Maternity Wards Inside Ukraine’s Underground Maternity Wards

Four years after Russia invaded, Ukrainian health workers are shoring up maternity care to protect the most vulnerable—and preserve Ukrainian identity.

Feb 11, 2026 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell

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