![French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Michel Barnier stand at attention during commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I on November 11, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2183555304-1.jpg)
Macronism Has Died a Second Death Macronism Has Died a Second Death
The French parliament votes to oust the government.
Dec 6, 2024 / Harrison Stetler
![King of Chaos](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1440_FEAT-3.jpg)
King of Chaos King of Chaos
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king; the palace becomes a circus.
Dec 6, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
![Activists for and against trans rights protest outside the Supreme Court Building before the start of the United States v. Skrmetti case on December 4, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-21876078151.jpg)
Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt” Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt”
There is plenty of uncertainty involved in gender-affirming care—as in most aspects of medicine. But the groups behind the Tennessee ban aren’t driven by science—or patient care.
Dec 4, 2024 / Joanna Wuest
![Former US president Donald Trump during a campaign event at Alro Steel in Potterville, Michigan, on August 29, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2168350301.jpg)
Donald Trump’s Second Administration Will Be As Women-Hating as Ever Donald Trump’s Second Administration Will Be As Women-Hating as Ever
"Your body, my choice" is only the beginning.
Dec 4, 2024 / Rebecca Gordon
![President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden stepping out of a bookstore while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on November 29, 2024. Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who is facing sentencing for two criminal cases related to tax evasion and the purchase of a firearm.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/joeandhunter.jpg)
Hunter Biden and the Future of Clemency Hunter Biden and the Future of Clemency
Biden knows there is a better way to use it—other people’s children also deserve mercy.
Dec 4, 2024 / Rachel E. Barkow and Mark Osler
![Protesters holding Georgian and European flags clash with police during a demonstration against the government's decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a postelection crisis, in Tbilisi, early on December 1, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/georgiaprotests.jpg)
Protests Engulf Georgia Protests Engulf Georgia
The political crisis is escalating.
Dec 4, 2024 / Vadim Nikitin
![Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, on Capitol Hill to discuss his nomination with senators.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pete-hegseth-senate-gt-img.jpg)
The Senate Must Reject Scandal-Plagued Pete Hegseth The Senate Must Reject Scandal-Plagued Pete Hegseth
And then it must keep rejecting Trump’s cabinet picks.
Dec 3, 2024 / Joan Walsh
![The Clock Is Ticking](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1440_FEAT.jpg)
The Clock Is Ticking The Clock Is Ticking
For a cruel new America.
Dec 2, 2024 / OppArt / Judy Polstra