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Greg Kaufmann How winning people’s trust involves listening to their challenges, ambition, ideas and stories. The post #Listen2Workers appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Jon Wiener Trump’s State of the Union speech was predictable, but revealing of his state of mind. John Nichols has our analysis. The post State of the Union: Not Good—Plus, Jackie Robinson v. Paul Robeson appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Chris Lehmann An increasingly unpopular Trump lurched from plodding teleprompter readings to gothic MAGA fantasies in his long-winded speech. The post The State of the Union Was a Rally for an Ailing Strongman appeared first on The Nation. Source link

John Nichols The progressive representative from Pennsylvania will speak truth to Trump’s power tonight. The post Summer Lee Knows the Real State of the Union appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Elie Mystal The 6-3 decision was a rare victory, but it was crafted out of conflicts that leave almost nothing certain—including future tariff rulings. The post The Giant Mess Behind the Supreme Court’s Tariffs Ruling appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Jeet Heer What’s a flopping demagogue to do? Lash out at his enemies, pretend he’s doing great, and bore us all into submission. The post The State of the Union Will Be Even Worse Than Trump’s Polling Numbers appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Prajwal Bhat Zohran Mamdani announced that the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will investigate employers where more than half their workers take no paid time off in a given year. The post Zohran Mamdani Is Putting Corporate Sick-Leave Cheats on Notice appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Jeet Heer Remarkably, Trump seems on the verge of outdoing George W. Bush in reckless, stupid militarism. The post Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq appeared first on The Nation. Source link

David Bacon Field workers’ highway blockades send a warning to Mexico’s president. The post Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Gabbriel Schivone As for virtually all SNAP recipients, my benefits have never been enough to cover monthly food expenses. Meanwhile, Trump calls any food aid at all “un-American.” The post I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis appeared first on The Nation. Source link