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Andrea Arroyo New year, let’s work to build justice, equality and peace. The post Hope in Action appeared first on The Nation.

Daniel Wortel-London John Lindsay expanded welfare, civil rights, and public spending—yet left New Yorkers politically disarmed. Zohran Mamdani should learn the lessons of his mayoralty. The post Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name appeared first...

Nan Levinson For military members, simply recognizing that you have the legal capacity to do what’s right is no small thing. The post Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal? appeared first on The Nation.

Katha Pollitt Let’s bid farewell to the year on a hopeful note and remember the things that went right. The post Don’t Give Up Hope! Even 2025 Had Bright Spots. appeared first on The Nation.

Rob Rogers It’s all his fault! The post Biden appeared first on The Nation.

Rebecca Gordon The ongoing genocide has been largely overlooked by the international community. The post We Need to Pay Attention to What’s Going on in Sudan appeared first on The Nation.

John Nichols In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the incoming democratic socialist mayor discusses making New York a “showcase of light” through the political darkness. The post Zohran Mamdani on Welcoming Bernie Sanders for a “Bread and Roses” Inaugural...

Ruth Leitman When a New Hampshire venue canceled a screening of my documentary, citing safety concerns, local volunteers built a theater overnight. The post How a Community Rallied to Save My Abortion Film appeared first on The Nation.

Matt Mahurin The driving force behind Trump’s illegal immigration actions. The post Stephen Miller’s Monstrous Tentacles appeared first on The Nation.

Dave Zirin When the country needed them to speak out, most athletes kept mum—and a few openly embraced embraced Trumpism. The post In a Year of Violent Tumult, the Sports World Was Silent appeared first on The Nation.

Ting Lin The Chinese writer’s fiction details how the country transformed on an intimate level after the Cultural Revolution. The post The Dislocations of Shuang Xuetao appeared first on The Nation.

Laura Mills Maria Reva’s Endling is at once a postmodern caper and an autobiographical work that explores how ordinary people navigate a catastrophe. The post An Absurdist Novel That Tries to Make Sense of the Ukraine War appeared first on The Nation.