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Elie Mystal Instead of caving on the shutdown, Democrats should have waited for the GOP to cave on Trump’s demand to scotch this antidemocratic tactic. The post Democrats Should Have Let Republicans Kill the Filibuster appeared first on The Nation.

Our Readers First times as tragedy… Worth the price?… The Nation replies… Distrust by design (Web -only)… The post Letters From the December 2025 Issue appeared first on The Nation.

Nicholas Lemann Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. The post How Can We Fix American Democracy? appeared first on The Nation.

Scott Hechinger The disappearance of the platform is bigger than one newsroom. The post The Shuttering of “Teen Vogue” and the Silencing of Progressive Voices appeared first on The Nation.

Bryce Covert With the government shutdown now the longest in history, the neediest Americans are forgoing food, medical care, and other essentials to survive. The post For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices appeared first on The...

Elizabeth Borgwardt The new film Nuremberg may tell us as much about the present as about the past. The post Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century appeared first on The Nation.

Steve Brodner Heavy explosives. The post Flying ICE appeared first on The Nation.

Jeet Heer The Democratic leader's cave-in makes it all too clear: it's time to clean house in the Senate. The post After This Shutdown Surrender, Chuck Schumer Needs to Go appeared first on The Nation.

Kimberly Mutcherson People who very much want to become pregnant could soon find their right to procreate restricted by criminal anti-abortion laws protecting embryos. The post Abortion Bans Are Never Just About Abortion appeared first on The Nation.

David A. Bell How did the idea of the individual come into being? The post The Invention of the Modern Self appeared first on The Nation.

Jonathan Watts During this term, Brazil’s president has reduced deforestation but he is government is pushing projects that would open up the Amazon to extractivism. The post At COP30, Will Lula Be a Rain Forest Champion? appeared first on The Nation.

Leah Abrams I was one of the senator’s most dedicated campaign staff—until I saw a side of him that made me sick. The post When I Was John Fetterman appeared first on The Nation.