![President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-inauguration-ap.jpg)
Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant
The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.
Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
![Leadership and Resistance, Now More Than Ever](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/FEAT_1440.jpg)
Leadership and Resistance, Now More Than Ever Leadership and Resistance, Now More Than Ever
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jan 20, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
![A banned TikTok logo displayed on a smartphone in Suqian, China, on January 15, 2025.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tik-tok-stock-image-getty.jpg)
On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing
And while the “I was for it before I was against it” crowd opposing the ban now stretches from Chuck Schumer to Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean they're right.
Jan 20, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout
![Inauguration Day 2: The Call Is Coming From Inside The Building](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brodner-Inauguration_ftr.jpg)
Inauguration Day 2: The Call Is Coming From Inside The Building Inauguration Day 2: The Call Is Coming From Inside The Building
In 2020, after losing his bid for reelection to Joe Biden, Donald Trump summoned a mob to the Capitol. Today, as we mark the peaceful transfer of power, we offer this reminder.
Jan 20, 2025 / Feature / Steve Brodner
![Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-529429561.jpg)
In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Economic Populism Is More Relevant Than Ever In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Economic Populism Is More Relevant Than Ever
The political media calls Trump a “populist.” But as Dr. King made clear in a 1965 speech, American populism was a movement against everything Trump stands for.
Jan 20, 2025 / Malaika Jabali
![North Carolina’s mobile billboard is traveling throughout the state of North Carolina to alert residents about the GOP effort to revert the results of the North Carolina Supreme Court election.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screen-Shot-2025-01-17-at-5.58.18-PM.jpg)
A Profound Threat to American Democracy Is Unfolding in North Carolina A Profound Threat to American Democracy Is Unfolding in North Carolina
Republicans are seeking to prevent a duly elected state Supreme Court justice from taking her seat. If they succeed, election denial will be institutionalized.
Jan 20, 2025 / John Nichols
![View of a sign outside the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex where Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis are pleading with federal courts to allow them to keep their death sentences that President Biden commuted.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1227542445.jpg)
“Death Is Different”: Why 2 Men Are Fighting Against Biden’s Commutation “Death Is Different”: Why 2 Men Are Fighting Against Biden’s Commutation
They believe a new sentence of life without parole will hurt their legal chances.
Jan 17, 2025 / Katie Rose Quandt
![Hundreds of trans men and women, activists and supporters rally outside the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2187704877.jpg)
Trans Healthcare Is Under Siege. These People Are Fighting Back. Trans Healthcare Is Under Siege. These People Are Fighting Back.
A nonprofit is trying to get the FDA to approve crucial methods of gender-affirming care. Its battle will be even more important in Trump’s second term.
Jan 17, 2025 / William Elisabeth Cuthbert
![Donald Trump souvenirs are displayed for sale at of I Love DC Gifts ahead of the inauguration on January 16, 2025, in Washington, DC.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2193625634.jpg)
Why I Won’t Be Watching the Clown Show That Will Be Trump’s Inauguration Why I Won’t Be Watching the Clown Show That Will Be Trump’s Inauguration
The country is about to be handed over to a band of fascists, and top Democrats are simply rolling over and waiting for the Republicans to tickle their tummies.
Jan 17, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky