politics

D.D. Guttenplan Early signs suggest that the Mamdani era in New York is off to an encouraging start—beginning with the mayor’s continued mastery of political spectacle. The post Mamdani Starts Governing by Getting the Imagery Right appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Gregg Gonsalves After taking countless lives around the world, RFK Jr. and his ghoulish compatriots want American children to suffer too. The post Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Erica Etelson The results for the 2025 election cycle send a powerful message regarding strategies that connect outside of urban centers. The post Democrats Really Can Compete in Rural America appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Alex Norbrook As the country doubles down on coal exports, local communities—like those in Baltimore and Ennore—will bear the environmental burden. The post The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost? appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Sarah Lazare When one group of workers is terrorized or disappeared, it threatens all workers’ ability to fight for their labor rights. The post How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Chills Organizing and Erodes Conditions for All Workers appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Joan Walsh It’s the protesters on the streets in Minneapolis fighting ICE, DOJ lawyers who’ve resigned over the investigation into Renee and Becca Good—and many more opposing Trump’s abuses. The post The Defiance Is Steadily Building, in Increasingly Unlikely Places appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Prajwal Bhat Mamdani names Midori Valdivia as taxi commissioner as the drivers who powered his rise press him to finish the fight against medallion debt. The post Zohran Mamdani’s Taxi Agenda Pulls Up to City Hall appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Katrina vanden Heuvel As Peter Thiel and other fat cats threaten to flee California over a billionaire tax, Khanna is calling their bluff. The post Ro Khanna Has a New Tech Social Contract for California’s Oligarchs appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Jon Wiener On Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s efforts to overcome collapsing support, and critic John Powers talks about the new TV series “Blossoms Shanghai” by Wong Kar Wai. The post Trump, from Minneapolis to Caracas—Plus, How Capitalism Came to Communist China appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Jacob Silverman The tech oligarch sets a new low—for now—in the degeneration of online discourse. The post How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot appeared first on The Nation. Source link