How Trump Has Run Afoul of His Online Fanboys How Trump Has Run Afoul of His Online Fanboys
At the end of a dismal week for his campaign, the former president fought off a flurry of podcaster defections.
Aug 12, 2024 / Jacob Silverman
Their Atrocities—and Ours: Thinking About the Wrong Side of History Their Atrocities—and Ours: Thinking About the Wrong Side of History
Can a cause still be just, even if atrocities have been committed on its behalf?
Aug 12, 2024 / Bruce Robbins
“The Measure Should Not Be Called the Johnson Bill, but the Ku Klux Klan Bill” “The Measure Should Not Be Called the Johnson Bill, but the Ku Klux Klan Bill”
When Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1924 a century ago, The Nation issued a prescient warning to its readers.
Aug 12, 2024 / Richard Kreitner
The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military
Even as their colleagues in Gaza are deliberately massacred, Western journalists continue to play along with the IDF.
Aug 12, 2024 / Séamus Malekafzali
“It’s Not About the Operation. It’s About Us”: Rachel Somerstein on the Untold Story of C-Sections “It’s Not About the Operation. It’s About Us”: Rachel Somerstein on the Untold Story of C-Sections
A conversation with Rachel Somerstein about her new book, Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section.
Aug 12, 2024 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
What Is Policing For? What Is Policing For?
Sociologist Michael Sierra-Arévalo’s recent book explains how an obsession with violence has defined the police’s purpose and worldview.
Aug 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Michael Friedrich
Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and the Battle Cry of Freedom Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and the Battle Cry of Freedom
In Wisconsin, the campaign tapped into one of the most resonant parts of this country's history—with a little help from Bon Iver.
Aug 9, 2024 / John Nichols
The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor
Paris will almost certainly be remembered as a successful Olympic site. Such recollections, however, will leave out those who suffered under its weight.
Aug 9, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground
The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.
Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Trump-Backed Election Deniers Sweep Arizona's GOP Primary Trump-Backed Election Deniers Sweep Arizona's GOP Primary
Arizona Democratic officials say the primary results don’t reflect “what the majority of Arizonans think.”
Aug 9, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky