The Slop of Things to Come The Slop of Things to Come
This past week boasted many overhyped AI breakthroughs, but the healthiest one was the fierce repudiation of a contemptuous McDonald’s ad.
White Farmers Are Getting a Taste of Their Own Medicine White Farmers Are Getting a Taste of Their Own Medicine
Trump’s tariffs and immigration raids are driving the latest farm crisis. White farmers have stood by him year after year—and still do.
It Would Be Madness to Give Trump and His Toadies Even More Power It Would Be Madness to Give Trump and His Toadies Even More Power
And yet, that’s what the Supreme Court appears prepared to do.
Trump Is Dragging Republicans to Crushing Defeat After Crushing Defeat Trump Is Dragging Republicans to Crushing Defeat After Crushing Defeat
The president is deeply unpopular, his policies are failing, and Republicans are losing—everywhere.
Latest
Europe’s Subservience to the United States Europe’s Subservience to the United States
Dec 11, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx
The US Is Looking More Like Putin’s Russia Every Day The US Is Looking More Like Putin’s Russia Every Day
Dec 11, 2025 / Andrea Mazzarino
The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids
Dec 11, 2025 / Amanda Moore
Here’s What It Takes for a Democrat to Win in Texas Here’s What It Takes for a Democrat to Win in Texas
Dec 11, 2025 / Steve Phillips
Israel Wants to Destroy My Family’s Way of Life. We’ll Never Give In. Israel Wants to Destroy My Family’s Way of Life. We’ll Never Give In.
Dec 11, 2025 / Hend Salama Abo Helow
The UK’s Climate National Emergency Briefing Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Everyone The UK’s Climate National Emergency Briefing Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Everyone
Dec 11, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
Nation Voices
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The Supreme Court Is Poised to Give the “Apprentice” Star the Right to Fire the Regulators
Are Most Americans Even Paying Attention?
See author details for Joan WalshJoan Walsh
I Still Feel a Tiny Bit Sorry for Olivia Nuzzi
The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing
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“This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes “This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes
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Here’s What It Takes for a Democrat to Win in Texas Here’s What It Takes for a Democrat to Win in Texas
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If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power
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The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids
From the Archive
February 8th, 2014: This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Long Battle for Progressive, Humane Immigration Reform This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Long Battle for Progressive, Humane Immigration Reform
It’s worth recalling that on the issue of immigration, as on much else, there is little new under the sun.
“This Week” by Steve Brodner
Lower Manhattan Uprising Lower Manhattan Uprising
Joining activist networks, New Yorkers are ready to gather in the moment to turn back ICE. On Saturday, November 29, it worked. Find out about local resistance groups in your area!
Politics
One Buyout After Another One Buyout After Another
The multibillion-dollar takeover bids targeting Warner Bros. Discovery show how Trump’s corrupt model of governance-by-payback could destroy Hollywood.
Here’s What It Takes for a Democrat to Win in Texas Here’s What It Takes for a Democrat to Win in Texas
Jasmine Crockett can win the Texas Senate race—if voters of color get to the polls.
The Maine Lawsuit That Could Save Democracy From Big Money The Maine Lawsuit That Could Save Democracy From Big Money
A legal fight could restore the state’s power to set its own limits on contributions to super PACs and encourage public financing.
Books & the Arts
Forrest Gander’s Desert Phenomenology Forrest Gander’s Desert Phenomenology
His poems bridge the gap between nature’s wild expanse and the private space of one’s imagination.
Capitalism’s Toxic Nature Capitalism’s Toxic Nature
A conversation with Alyssa Battistoni about the essential and contradictory nature of capitalism to the environment and her new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nat…
Solvej Balle and the Tyranny of Time Solvej Balle and the Tyranny of Time
The Danish novelist’s septology, On the Calculation of Volume, asks what fiction can explore when you remove one of its key characteristics—the idea of time itself.
World
Israel Wants to Destroy My Family’s Way of Life. We’ll Never Give In. Israel Wants to Destroy My Family’s Way of Life. We’ll Never Give In.
My family’s olive trees have stood in Gaza for decades. Despite genocide, drought, pollution, toxic mines, uprooting, bulldozing, and burning, they’re still here—and so are we.
The US Is Looking More Like Putin’s Russia Every Day The US Is Looking More Like Putin’s Russia Every Day
We may already be on a superhighway to the sort of class- and race-stratified autocracy that it took Russia so many years to become after the Soviet Union collapsed.
The UK’s Climate National Emergency Briefing Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Everyone The UK’s Climate National Emergency Briefing Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Everyone
The briefing was a rare coordinated effort to make sure the media reflects the science: Humanity’s planetary house is on fire, but we have the tools to put that fire out.
Features
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The Eviction Kings The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
A Fired Federal Worker Finds Refuge in Mexico A Fired Federal Worker Finds Refuge in Mexico
“The administration doesn’t want me. I personally don’t feel safe [in the United States]. I know I’m not the only person who feels that way.”
The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai
How a globe-trotting attorney is trying to win the release of the famed Hong Kong publisher.
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Republicans and Obamacare, Again—Plus, Early, Early Bob Dylan Republicans and Obamacare, Again—Plus, Early, Early Bob Dylan
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Sudan’s Endless War in Darfur and Beyond Sudan’s Endless War in Darfur and Beyond
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