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The Gaping Hole in El-Sayed’s Progressive Agenda

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/gaping-hole-el-sayeds-agenda/

Published: August 13, 2026 12:33

Elie Mystal The Senate nominee has woefully undercooked ideas on Supreme Court reform—and that’s a problem. The post The Gaping Hole in El-Sayed’s Progressive Agenda appeared first on The Nation.

Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/peggy-flanagan-minnesota-senate-democrats/

Published: August 12, 2026 18:19

Joan Walsh Corporate Dem Angie Craig outspent Flanagan by roughly four to one. But Flanagan’s ground game, and her promise to “avenge Minnesota” after ICE’s cruelty, gave her a 20-point win. The post Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the…

We're Longtime DNC Members—And We Support Ken Martin

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ken-martin-dnc-supporters-essay/

Published: August 12, 2026 13:02

Larry Cohen, James Zogby Many of those trying to bring the DNC chair down just want the party to continue to act as an ATM machine for their consultancies. The post We're Longtime DNC Members—And We Support Ken Martin appeared first on The Nation.

Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/iran-war-conservative-split/

Published: August 12, 2026 09:00

David Klion Two foreign-policy camps are claiming Trump for themselves, while the Middle East fiasco humiliates every single one of them. The post Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools appeared first on The Nation.

Election Protection: The ACLU’s $25M Project—Plus, Howard Zinn’s Life and Work

https://www.thenation.com/podcast/politics/sms-081226/

Published: August 12, 2026 09:00

Jon Wiener On this episode of Start Making Sense, Deirdre Schifeling of the ACLU explains their plans to protect voting in November, and Dave Zirin talks about A People’s History of the US. The post Election Protection: The ACLU’s $25M Project—Plus,…

Wisconsin Socialists Have a Proud History In the Democratic Party

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/wisconsin-governor-primary-preview-francesca-hong/

Published: August 11, 2026 13:03

John Nichols Long before Francesca Hong's current bid for governor, the party was revitalized when it nominated a Milwaukee "sewer socialist" for governor. The post Wisconsin Socialists Have a Proud History In the Democratic Party appeared first on…

The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/obama-presidential-center/

Published: August 11, 2026 09:00

Kate Wagner Where hope even has a gift shop. The post The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center appeared first on The Nation.

Chud of the Rings—With Bret Devereaux

https://www.thenation.com/podcast/politics/ff-081026/

Published: August 10, 2026 18:00

Matt DaSilva, Jonathan Smucker, Aaron Regunberg Historian Bret Devereaux joins Fighting Fascism to examine how the far right distorts history, Western civilization, and Tolkien—and how those narratives can be challenged. The post Chud of the…

The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dan-crenshaw-burrito-tweet-inflation-iran/

Published: August 10, 2026 13:30

Jeet Heer Militarists push for austerity to keep a disastrous war going. The post The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen appeared first on The Nation.

Reflecting on the Corruption of an Office

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/reflecting-on-the-corruption-of-an-office/

Published: August 10, 2026 12:30

Jeff Danziger There is no precedent for Trump’s damaging presidency. The post Reflecting on the Corruption of an Office appeared first on The Nation.

What Happened to the American University?

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/american-university-crisis-bollinger/

Published: August 10, 2026 09:00

Daniel Bessner Once the envy of the world, higher education in the United States is now in a state of endless crisis. The post What Happened to the American University? appeared first on The Nation.

Do Epics Need Heroes?

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/do-epics-need-heroes/

Published: August 8, 2026 09:30

Orlando Reade In recent years, the online right has contested adaptations of epic in order to make an argument about masculinity. The Odyssey is their latest target. The post Do Epics Need Heroes? appeared first on The Nation.

El-Sayed Wins

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/el-sayed-wins/

Published: August 7, 2026 18:14

Steve Brodner  The big melt. The post El-Sayed Wins appeared first on The Nation.

Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What “Dobbs” Started

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/todd-blanche-dobbs-abortion-comstock/

Published: August 7, 2026 17:19

Rachel Rebouché In a private call before his confirmation vote, the acting AG said Trump officials aim to make the decision ending the national right to abortion “permanent in every single state.” The post Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What “Dobbs”…

Trump’s Deregulation of Head Start Would Lead to Bigger Class Sizes, Lower Quality

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/head-start-deregulation-trump/

Published: August 7, 2026 13:46

Bryce Covert The administration has now made public a proposed rule to eliminate critical standards for services in the free preschool program. The post Trump’s Deregulation of Head Start Would Lead to Bigger Class Sizes, Lower Quality appeared first…

No Hospital Workers for You

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/no-hospital-workers-for-you/

Published: August 7, 2026 12:30

Bill Bramhall Have a nice day. The post No Hospital Workers for You appeared first on The Nation.

The Right-Wing Terrorism Miller and Rubio Conveniently Neglected to Mention at Their DC Summit

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/political-terrorism-rubio-miller-dc-summit/

Published: August 7, 2026 09:00

Sasha Abramsky At their July event on “The Resurgence of Political Terrorism,” the secretary of state and the White House deputy chief of staff selectively presented information to malign the left. The post The Right-Wing Terrorism Miller and Rubio…

Texas’s DNA Doesn’t Run As Red as the Right Wants You to Think

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/texas-conservative-radical-populism-david-griscom-cowboys/

Published: August 7, 2026 09:00

Lajward Zahra David Griscom’s new book “The Myth of Red Texas” undoes the idea of Texas as a place with conservatism inherent to its political bloodline. The post Texas’s DNA Doesn’t Run As Red as the Right Wants You to Think appeared first on The…

Abdul El-Sayed's Win Is a Landmark. But the Fight Is Far From Over.

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/abdul-el-sayed-aipac-win/

Published: August 6, 2026 16:23

Iman Abid Even though the Palestine movement is on the march, we can't afford any complacency. The post Abdul El-Sayed's Win Is a Landmark. But the Fight Is Far From Over. appeared first on The Nation.

Will El-Sayed’s Centrist Opponents “Vote Blue No Matter Who”?

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/el-sayed-michigan-vote-blue-no-matter-who/

Published: August 6, 2026 15:31

Aaron Regunberg It’s time for the Democratic establishment to take its own medicine. The post Will El-Sayed’s Centrist Opponents “Vote Blue No Matter Who”? appeared first on The Nation.

America Gets to Choose

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/america-gets-to-choose/

Published: August 6, 2026 12:30

Michael James Schneider The Trump bar is so low it’s hard to decide. The post America Gets to Choose appeared first on The Nation.

Collaborating With the MAHA Movement Is a Terrible Idea

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/maha-collaboration-essay-gregg-gonsalves/

Published: August 6, 2026 09:30

Gregg Gonsalves Some pundits are pushing a strategic alliance with parts of RFK Jr.’s base. Here’s why they’re wrong. The post Collaborating With the MAHA Movement Is a Terrible Idea appeared first on The Nation.

Republicans Blocked Healthcare Subsidies—and Now More Americans Are Going Uninsured

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/aca-healthcare-insurance-republicans/

Published: August 6, 2026 09:00

Bryce Covert The Trump administration has chalked up the drop in insurance coverage to a crackdown on fraud. Data shows that rising costs is the real reason. The post Republicans Blocked Healthcare Subsidies—and Now More Americans Are Going Uninsured…

America’s Third Red Scare

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-new-red-scare-mccarthyism-free-speech/

Published: August 6, 2026 09:00

Pietro A. Shakarian Trump and the revival of “red-hunting” demagoguery. The post America’s Third Red Scare appeared first on The Nation.

Abdul El-Sayed: “The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money”

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/abdul-el-sayed-primary-results-speech/

Published: August 5, 2026 19:28

John Nichols The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November. The post Abdul El-Sayed: “The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money” appeared first on The Nation.

Thomson Reuters Employees Demand That ICE “Leave Our Cities”

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/thomson-reuters-ice-immigration-voting-data/

Published: August 5, 2026 19:10

Carl Ginsburg The company is set to sell voter data to ICE in a $125 million deal. The post Thomson Reuters Employees Demand That ICE “Leave Our Cities” appeared first on The Nation.

How Abdul El-Sayed Can Win Michigan, Plus an Election Protection Test Case

https://www.thenation.com/podcast/politics/sms-080526/

Published: August 5, 2026 19:00

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The Left Insurgence Is on the Rise—and the DNC Is Flailing

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-midterms-left/

Published: August 5, 2026 18:00

Chris Lehmann The outcome of the Michigan primaries calls Democratic conventional wisdom into question. Just don’t expect Ken Martin to do anything about that. The post The Left Insurgence Is on the Rise—and the DNC Is Flailing appeared first on The…

Imperialist Realism—With Danny Bessner

https://www.thenation.com/podcast/politics/amprest-080526/

Published: August 5, 2026 17:00

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The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-nspm-7-repression/

Published: August 4, 2026 09:40

Hannah Riley Fernandez Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important. The post The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans appeared first on The Nation.

Is Animal Welfare the Next MAHA? With Astra Taylor

https://www.thenation.com/podcast/politics/ff-080326/

Published: August 3, 2026 18:00

Aaron Regunberg, Jonathan Smucker, Matt DaSilva Astra Taylor joins Fighting Fascism to discuss the right’s growing interest in animal welfare, the politics of animal rights, and what the left risks overlooking. The post Is Animal Welfare the Next…

Exit Ramp

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/exit-ramp/

Published: August 3, 2026 12:30

Kevin Kallaugher No exit. The post Exit Ramp appeared first on The Nation.

Our Court Jesters Are Disappearing Just When We Need Them Most

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/comedians-trump-colbert-fallon/

Published: August 3, 2026 09:00

Kali Holloway In this authoritarian moment, we need defiant comedy more than ever. The post Our Court Jesters Are Disappearing Just When We Need Them Most appeared first on The Nation.

Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ben-wikler-plan-supercharge-american-democracy/

Published: August 3, 2026 09:00

Ben Wikler Democrats can save the country from an authoritarian takeover, but to do so they must focus on systemic reforms, the author argues in this adaptation from his new book. The post Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy…