5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (334+ words) Early on, The Nation evinced a prescient skepticism toward Father Coughlin's populism. Turns out we were right to do so. Roman Catholic priest and broadcaster Charles Coughlin (1891 " 1979), circa 1935. Chris Lehmann writes this month about Tucker Carlson. He quotes an acquaintance…...

12+ hour, 40+ min ago  (330+ words) Too often, we reduce our outreach to distant communication. We have to embed ourselves in communities to make a real difference. HIV educators in South Africa in 2002. In the early 2000s, I spent time in South Africa with the Treatment Action…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago  (361+ words) The leadership team from hell on a hell of a planet. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks to board Marine One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 11, 2026. As I consumed all of that'in the midst,…...

12+ hour, 23+ min ago  (729+ words) It is up to the American people, and our elected representatives, to use every legal means available'from impeachment to protest. Given the immediacy of the problem, a number of commentators and Congresspeople have looked to the 25th Amendment. The amendment, in…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago  (22+ words) The artist deconstructs prison outfits. New to The Nation? Subscribe Check out all installments in the Opp Art series. Latest from the nation...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago  (374+ words) What was born there was a new definition of who gets to be an American. And that legacy is under threat. It was a reminder that this is not just history. This is now. Simultaneously, the Immigration and Nationality Act…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago  (636+ words) Three private taxes are pushing electricity costs far above what ordinary people can afford. Americans" electricity costs, which were already high, are going up again. In response, every state and local government with the muscle to do so should be…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago  (450+ words) The New York mayor wants to tackle everything from potholes to systemic racism. On the morning of his 96th day as mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani filled the city's 100, 000th pothole. The ceremonial shoveling, on Olympia Boulevard in Staten Island, was…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago  (412+ words) Party leaders have been doing everything in their power to avoid confronting the US-Israeli war in any meaningful way. Chuck Schumer at the Capitol on Thursday, March 26, 2026. As the world watches to see whether the two-week ceasefire between the United…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (316+ words) With the illusion shattered, now is the chance for the US to liberate itself from a broken imperial model. As of 10 pm Washington time on April 7, 2026, the war may be ending on the basis of Iran's 10 points. If the ceasefire…...