![A view of the US Capitol through security fencing.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/capitol-building-fence-gt-img.jpg)
When Will We Make January 6 a Day of Commemoration? When Will We Make January 6 a Day of Commemoration?
We are not taking what happened in 2021 seriously enough.
Jan 6, 2025 / Joan Walsh
![David Rubenstein, founder of The Carlyle Group, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House on January 4, 2025.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rubenstein-medal-getty.jpg)
Joe Biden Loves Awarding Participation Trophies to the Failed Establishment Joe Biden Loves Awarding Participation Trophies to the Failed Establishment
Unwavering support for ancien régime restoration means prizes for Liz Cheney, Hillary Clinton, and George Soros.
Jan 6, 2025 / Jeet Heer
![Jimmy Carter meets with cabinet members to discuss energy and inflation policy in 1979.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Carter.jpg)
Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy
The Democratic president led an ambitious agenda to replace New Deal guarantees of security and fairness with bogus models of "perfect competition."
Jan 6, 2025 / Jonathan Schlefer
![Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad regime and the New Year’s Eve in the capital, Damascus, on December 31, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/syria-new-years-eve.jpg)
Damascus Diary: A New Year in a New Syria Damascus Diary: A New Year in a New Syria
Syrians begin to learn to live without Assad.
Jan 6, 2025 / Nicolas Niarchos
![Capitol Attack Anniversary](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1440_FEAT-3.jpg)
Capitol Attack Anniversary Capitol Attack Anniversary
On January 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of then-President Trump attacked the US Capitol in an attempted coup d'état following his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Jan 6, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
![TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shou-zi-chew_testifies-getty.jpg)
The TikTok Case Could Open the Floodgates to More Corporate Influence on the Media The TikTok Case Could Open the Floodgates to More Corporate Influence on the Media
Whether or not we agree with the Biden administration’s arguments, progressives shouldn’t root for the court to rule in favor of Tik Tok.
Jan 6, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout
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In 2024, the Sports Leagues Watched the World Burn In 2024, the Sports Leagues Watched the World Burn
Looking back at the year, it’s clear that the anti-Trump movement we need won’t emerge from sports.
Jan 6, 2025 / Dave Zirin
![Donald Trump stands while a choir of men imprisoned for their role in the January 6 insurrection sing at a campaign rally at in Waco, Texas, in March 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AP23085056370707.jpeg)
Trump’s Next Term Will Make His Historical Revisionism Official Trump’s Next Term Will Make His Historical Revisionism Official
The president-elect continues to escape accountability for his election denialism and endorsement of the January 6 insurrection.
Jan 6, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
![Juan de la Corte's “The Fire of Troy,” found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-464424757.jpeg)
Why Is the Right Obsessed With Epic Poetry? Why Is the Right Obsessed With Epic Poetry?
From Elon Musk to Jordan Peterson, a certain strand of conservatism has recruited the poetry of Homer and Dante in their culture war.
Jan 6, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Orlando Reade
![Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1440_FEAT-2.jpg)
Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears
Undocumented immigrants are targets of harassment, even though they play a key role in the U.S. economy and paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022.
Jan 3, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo