Politics / January 23, 2026 Smith performed honorably, but no one person or investigation can protect America from Trump. Ad Policy Former US special counsel Jack Smith is sworn in before he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump. (Alex Wroblewski / AFP via Getty Images) The New York […]
Politics / January 23, 2026 In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent reminds us why government matters—and why ICE has nothing to do with actual government. Plus, Hawai’i’s brilliant legal maneuver. Ad Policy Protesters stand outside the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images) This is […]
The court’s conservatives appear likely to block Trump from firing Lisa Cook—not because they care about principle but because they care about the Fed. Ad Policy A woman protested outside the Supreme Court as it heard oral arguments in Trump v. Cook, about’s Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of […]
Politics / January 21, 2026 Nothing says “I care about working people” like a speech to an audience of billionaires at an exclusive Swiss ski resort. Ad Policy Donald Trump attends the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2026. (Harun Ozalp / Anadolu via Getty Images) As President Donald Trump […]
Books & the Arts / January 20, 2026 What are the politics of free speech? A new history explores the political limits as well as possibilities of freedom of speech. Ad Policy Angelo Herndon, whose conviction for a crime related to free speech was overturned in 1935, arrives at NYC’s Penn Station. (Getty) This article […]
Economy / January 19, 2026 New York City is suing a delivery app for stealing workers’ pay—signaling that under Mamdani, gig companies can no longer break the law with impunity. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, steps up to a podium during a news conference in Brooklyn borough of New York on […]
Activism / January 16, 2026 Formed to oppose the Iraq War, Madres Contra La Guerra have now spent decades trying to end Puerto Rico’s role at the center of the US war machine in Latin America. Ad Policy A protester with Madres Contra La Guerra protests the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico on […]
Politics / Authoritarian Watch / January 16, 2026 The news was a firehose of stories of authoritarian behavior. We can’t let ourselves drown. Ad Policy President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks to board Marine One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 11, 2026. (Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images) […]
Politics / January 16, 2026 In this week’s “Elie v. U.S.,” our justice correspondent explores the fecklessness of the Democratic Party, MAGA racism, and fighting despite unwinnable odds. Ad Policy Demonstrators protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in St. Paul, Minnesota, (Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg via Getty […]
Activism / January 15, 2026 We can turn the tide against Trump—but only with mass action and courageous leadership. Ad Policy Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley speaks to acrowd of bystanders near the scene where federal agents shot and killed a woman earlier on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. (Alex […]
