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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

How American Exceptionalism Fueled Global Authoritarian Nationalism How American Exceptionalism Fueled Global Authoritarian Nationalism

Even as the West unites against the Russia that Putin built, it finds itself fighting homegrown variants of authoritarian exceptionalism, from Trump to Orbán.

Sep 23, 2022 / John Feffer

Let Him Eat Cake

Let Him Eat Cake Let Him Eat Cake

Private storm.

Sep 23, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Bus of migrants arriving in New York City

The Migrants Sent North Don’t Have a Happy Ending Yet The Migrants Sent North Don’t Have a Happy Ending Yet

The fact that asylum-seekers are being welcomed in the cities they’ve been sent to is good news, but they’ve still got immigration cases to win.

Sep 23, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

In this April 14, 1964 black-and-white file photo, a man holds a Confederate flag at right, as demonstrators, including one carrying a sign saying:

David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy

Jim Crow wasn’t an exception—but a model for the future.

Sep 23, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Trump and Putin Threaten to Return the World to the Age of Extremes Trump and Putin Threaten to Return the World to the Age of Extremes

The ambitions of the Russian strongman and the American demagogue could put the planet on a path to destruction comparable to the upheaval of the early 20th century.

Sep 23, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Flooding In Pakistan

Flooding In Pakistan Flooding In Pakistan

The climate crisis isn’t tomorrow, it’s now!

Sep 23, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Trump’s Embrace of QAnon Realizes the Dream of the Religious Right

Trump’s Embrace of QAnon Realizes the Dream of the Religious Right Trump’s Embrace of QAnon Realizes the Dream of the Religious Right

For evangelicals and conservative Christians, the former president's cult-like rallies have placed their ritualized militancy at the center of American politics.

Sep 23, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Representative Cori Bush

Cori Bush on Her Green New Deals for Cities Cori Bush on Her Green New Deals for Cities

The Missouri congresswoman talks to The Nation about her climate bill and why St. Louis is overdue for investment.

Sep 23, 2022 / Devin Thomas O’Shea

Tish James Got the Goods on the Trump Family Grift—Now What?

Tish James Got the Goods on the Trump Family Grift—Now What? Tish James Got the Goods on the Trump Family Grift—Now What?

While it's nice to learn more about the crimes Trump & Co. committed, what many of us really want is to know when he’ll be held accountable.

Sep 22, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Nurses on strike in Minnesota

“You Strike So You Don’t Quit”: Across the Country, Nurses Are Fighting Overwork “You Strike So You Don’t Quit”: Across the Country, Nurses Are Fighting Overwork

Massive nurses’ strikes in Minnesota, Michigan, and New York are putting the crisis of understaffing and unsafe work loads front and center. 

Sep 22, 2022 / Bryce Covert

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