Trump and RFK Jr. have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century—our public ...

Pamela Alma Weymouth writes at The Mother Battle. She’s working on a novel, The Great Mexican Do-Over: Lessons In Life, Death, Heartbreak & Hope, and a memoir, Surviving Twinland: The Shock & Awe of ...

Walking into Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson’s election night party, I recognized very few people. The mainstream ...

His deals are informed by hyper-transactional dealmaking.

Trump has put the nation’s capital under federal occupation. Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed that independent journalism has the capacity to bring about a ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed that independent journalism has the capacity to bring about a ...

The United States is so polarized that it often seems on the verge of civic breakdown, if not civil war. But one issue still has the power to unite the political elite: the shared desire among ...

The railroad once represented the American dream of expansion—and exploitation. But is train travel becoming a thing of the past?

At a moment when large-scale resistance can feel futile,
there are other ways to oppose, engage, and fight back.

We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, to communities ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed that independent journalism has the capacity to bring about a more democratic and equitable world.