Trump, the Military, and the Insurrection Act Trump, the Military, and the Insurrection Act
Will soldiers be occupying our cities?
Aug 14, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
Never Trump Never Trump
Public interventions (street, bus shelter, subway car), New York City, 2024.
Aug 13, 2024 / OppArt / Maia Lorian
“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
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
This Bill Aims to Strip Trump’s Immunity—and the Supreme Court’s Power This Bill Aims to Strip Trump’s Immunity—and the Supreme Court’s Power
In a sign that Democrats are finally getting serious about reining in the Supreme Court, Senator Check Schumer has proposed the No Kings Act.
Aug 6, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Joe Biden’s Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Is a Threat to Kamala Harris—and the World Joe Biden’s Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Is a Threat to Kamala Harris—and the World
A lame-duck president averse to diplomacy poses grave dangers at home and abroad.
Aug 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Redefining What It Means to Be a Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Redefining What It Means to Be a Liberal Justice
During her short time on the Supreme Court, Jackson has articulated a skepticism toward judicial power that feels particularly urgent in a post-Roe world.
Aug 5, 2024 / Feature / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America
The twisted political agenda behind smearing Kamala Harris as a political and racial chameleon.
Aug 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer