Politics
February 08, 2026
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Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms

Politics / February 5, 2026 Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks. Ad Policy A voter receives a ballot. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Voting rights and pro-democracy advocates are in a precarious position. If they speak loudly and frankly about Donald Trump and […]

Politics
February 07, 2026
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Trump’s Dictatorial Mania Is Increasing—but So Is the Public’s Fury

Politics / Authoritarian Watch / February 6, 2026 Trump is retreating into a fantasy world in which he remains an all-conquering strongman. Yet the American people are rejecting him over and over again. Ad Policy Donald Trump departs following an event in Clive, Iowa, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. (Scott Morgan / Bloomberg via Getty […]

Politics
February 06, 2026
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Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?

Politics / February 6, 2026 In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: tight clothing. Ad Policy Members of the Supreme Court, including John Roberts, Samuel Alito, and Elena Kagan, sit for a group photo.(Jabin Botsford […]

Politics
February 05, 2026
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Zohran Mamdani: Why I’m Endorsing Kathy Hochul

Politics / February 5, 2026 Exclusive: New York City’s mayor explains why he’s backing New York’s governor in the 2026 election. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul at a rally in Queens on October 26, 2025. (Anthony Behar / Sipa via AP) “The era of empty promises ends.” That’s the vision that drove our […]

Politics
February 04, 2026
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Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections

Politics / February 4, 2026 This is one of many signs that Trump knows his party is in big trouble in the coming midterm elections. Ad Policy President Donald Trump in the Oval Office (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images) The Department of Justice’s seizure of Fulton County, Georgia, 2020 voting records remains a […]

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 […]