Politics
February 03, 2026
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Mamdani Secures a Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Over Delivery Worker Wage Theft

Politics / February 2, 2026 Uber Eats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan also agreed to reinstate 10,000 wrongfully deactivated workers. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani announcing more than $5 million in worker restitution and penalties secured from major restaurant delivery app companies, on January 30, 2026. (Katie Godowski / MediaPunch / IPX via AP) New York City Mayor […]

Politics
February 02, 2026
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The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine

Culture / February 2, 2026 The $45 million advertorial abounds in unintended ironies. Ad Policy Melania Trump attends the premiere of Melania at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) My husband and I saw the Melania documentary, at 10:45 am on the Upper West […]

Politics
February 01, 2026
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Manhattan Republicans Get a Lesson in Mamdani-Era Self-Defense

January 30, 2026 A New York Republican club hosted a seminar dwelling on vigilante fantasies in one of the nation’s safest cities. Ad Policy The scene outside a 2017 subway derailment in New York. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) On a recent freezing night in Manhattan, visiting a historic Upper East Side townhouse, I plopped […]

Politics
January 31, 2026
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Georgia Raid Is a Pretext for Future Election Intimidation

Politics / January 30, 2026 Trump wants to rewrite the 2020 election in order to fix the 2026 and 2028 results. Ad Policy Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard enters the Fulton County Election HUB as the FBI takes Fulton County 2020 Election ballots, Wednesday, January 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (Mike […]

Politics
January 30, 2026
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Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump’s World Cup.

Activism / January 30, 2026 In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s Justice correspondent urges soccer lovers to stay away, takes on the attacks on Alex Pretti, and warns of a dangerous anti-voting bill. Ad Policy The FIFA 26 Los Angeles logo is displayed on a soccer ball. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via […]

Politics
January 29, 2026
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Mamdani Goes From a Winter Storm to a Fiscal One

Politics / The Mamdani Beat / January 29, 2026 The mayor publicizes a $12 billion hole in New York’s budget over the next two years—and draws some political battle lines. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani gives a press conference on New York’s preparations for last week’s snowstorm. (Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The […]

Politics
January 28, 2026
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Why the “Affordability Agenda” Won’t Deliver for Democrats

Politics / January 28, 2026 The gospel of affordability is not bold enough to convince voters that the Democrats care about them. To build a lasting majority, Democrats must embrace populism. Ad Policy Shoppers browse the bread aisle at a grocery store on January 23, 2026, in Lenexa, Kansas. Bread prices have increased by more […]

Politics
January 27, 2026
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Whom Is ICE Actually Recruiting?

Politics / January 27, 2026 ICE has lowered standards to facilitate a massive hiring spree. Many of the new recruits are plainly unqualified. Are some also white supremacists or domestic terrorists? Ad Policy An ICE recruitment poster displayed in Arlington, Texas, amid a major recruitment event in that city. (Ron Jenkins / Getty Images) The […]

Politics
January 26, 2026
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This Is the Perfect Moment for Democrats to Grow a Spine

Politics / January 26, 2026 After the murder of Alex Pretti by federal agents, the least national Democrats can do is dismantle ICE. Ad Policy House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer depart a news conference at the US Capitol on January 8, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty […]

Politics
January 25, 2026
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Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil

Activism / January 25, 2026 The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice. Ad Policy Flowers are left at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead a day earlier by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026. (Octavio Jones / […]