Politics

Putin’s Puppy Love

Putin’s Puppy Love Putin’s Puppy Love

Trump sells out Ukraine and the United States.

Mar 10, 2025 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes

Person walking by a store. A sign readers

How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public

The president and his GOP cronies want to tamper with government statistics and use deceptive budget gimmicks to lie about the impact of their massive tax and budget cuts.

Mar 10, 2025 / Sam Gustin

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Why Democrats Are Losing My Generation Why Democrats Are Losing My Generation

Hint: It’s not because they didn’t go on Joe Rogan.

Mar 10, 2025 / Joshua A. Cohen

The Cruel World According to Stephen Miller

The Cruel World According to Stephen Miller The Cruel World According to Stephen Miller

How did he become the Trump era’s architect of hate? 

Mar 10, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

Introducing “Elie v. U.S.”

Introducing “Elie v. U.S.” Introducing “Elie v. U.S.”

A preview of Elie Mystal’s new weekly newsletter.

Mar 7, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Democrats protest with signs (“Medicaid,” “Musk”) as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building’s House chamber in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.

How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself

The flailing and unpopular party elite needs to be replaced with fighting economic populists.

Mar 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Our Addiction to Fossil Fuels…

Our Addiction to Fossil Fuels… Our Addiction to Fossil Fuels…

…and the oil companies are drug dealers.

Mar 7, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

President Ronald Reagan shakes hands with Donald Trump in a reception line in the White House's Blue Room, Washington, DC. November 3, 1987.

A Warning About the Dangers of Executive Orders—From 40 Years Ago A Warning About the Dangers of Executive Orders—From 40 Years Ago

In 1983, as Ronald Reagan went on an executive-order spree, The Nation sounded the alarm about very kind of presidential overreach we’re seeing from Trump today.

Mar 7, 2025 / Richard Kreitner

President Donald Trump looks on during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House on February 27, 2025.

Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press

The White House's attacks on the media are starting to look remarkably similar to those waged in other countries that have embraced autocratic leaders in recent years.

Mar 7, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Students staging a sit-in at Milstein Library on March 5.

Columbia Expelled Student Protesters For the First Time in Over 50 Years. But Activists Won’t Back Down. Columbia Expelled Student Protesters For the First Time in Over 50 Years. But Activists Won’t Back Down.

On March 5, protesters were arrested after dozens formed a sit-in at Milstein Library to demand the reinstatement of three expelled students.

Mar 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton

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