Joan Walsh Collier speaks about her surreal ordeal, wherein she refused to sign a permission slip and accept a police escort to leave the Austin statehouse and had to sleep there for two nights. The post Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House...
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DNC Chair Proposes Major Reforms to Limit Big Money
Larry Cohen Party building vs. candidate addiction has never been more urgent. The post DNC Chair Proposes Major Reforms to Limit Big Money appeared first on The Nation.
Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit
Dave Zirin The former Washington Wizards point guard retires from the NBA, but the anti-Trump protests embody his swaggy defiance. The post Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit appeared first on The Nation.
Democrats Need to Stop Letting Trump Set the Terms of Engagement
Chris Lehmann With every White House action, from mass deportation to the domestic deployment of federal troops the so-called opposition party has accepted the premise and failed to offer an alternative. The post Democrats Need to Stop Letting Trump Set the Terms of...
Manhattan Alcatraz
Steve Brodner Ms. Rachel knows. The post Manhattan Alcatraz appeared first on The Nation.
Solidarity Staircase
Andrea Arroyo The stairways to iconic Park Güell in Barcelona were transformed into a representation of the Palestinian flag , and the plaza above was named “Free Palestine”, as a symbol of support for the Palestinian cause. Catalonia, Spain, July 2025. The post...
Why Did ICE Arrest This North Carolina Family? They Were Home.
Sasha Abramsky Two family members have been released, but 20-year-old Allison Bustillo-Chinchilla has been held at Georgia’s infamous Stewart Detention Center since February. The post Why Did ICE Arrest This North Carolina Family? They Were Home. appeared first on The...
Democrats Have a Gaza Problem. They Don’t Seem to Want to Fix It.
Evan Robins DNC chair Ken Martin is emblematic of the party elite’s decision to cling to the unacceptable status quo on Palestine and Israel—even at the risk of losing more elections. The post Democrats Have a Gaza Problem. They Don’t Seem to Want to Fix It. appeared...
Trump Wants to Make Art Into a Tool of the State
Barry Schwabsky In ordering a review of the Smithsonian, the White House wants to use its power to remake our culture—or to reinvigorate a strain in the culture that has been dormant for a long time. The post Trump Wants to Make Art Into a Tool of the State appeared...
A Losing “Argument”
Jacob Silverman The buzzy new publication devoted to “libbing out” reprises the mistakes of the longstanding alliance between neoliberalism and Beltway journalism. The post A Losing “Argument” appeared first on The Nation.
Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist
Jeet Heer The disgraced former governor is repeatedly proving just how similar he is to the disgraced current president. The post Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist appeared first on The Nation.
Israeli Soldiers Abused Me Before. I’m Terrified That They’ll Do It Again.
Ali Skaik Israel is invading Gaza City again. The trauma of what they did to me and my family during their last invasion haunts me every single day. The post Israeli Soldiers Abused Me Before. I’m Terrified That They’ll Do It Again. appeared first on The...