September 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
Transphobia Isn't Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse.

Transphobia Isn't Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse. Gillian Branstetter Trans people must now live out another election cycle knowing our friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors are being flooded with agitprop designed to dehumanize us.

September 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson

A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson Joan Walsh If Democrats win the House in the midterms, as expected, Mike Johnson won't hold the gavel in any meaningful way again.

September 23, 2026 at 9:42 AM EDT
Zohran Mamdani Hosts the World

Zohran Mamdani Hosts the World Prajwal Bhat In a meeting with mayors from around the globe, Mamdani argued that the left must fix everyday problems""or the right will find someone to scapegoat for them.

September 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
Norm Eisen on the Paramount Merger, plus Trump and TV News

Norm Eisen on the Paramount Merger, plus Trump and TV News Jon Wiener On this episode of Start Making Sense, how Gavin Newsom undermined the state attorney generals' anti-trust action, plus John Nichols on the White House ban of CNN, MS Now and Politico.

September 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit

Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit Ilana Cohen Mayors at the Urban 20 Summit worked across borders to confront the climate crisis at the local level.

September 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
The AfD's Rise Isn't Just About East Germany

The AfD's Rise Isn't Just About East Germany David Broder The Alternative fur Deutschland has a stable national poll lead, including in the former West Germany. Its rise owes to much more than Eastern grievances.

September 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
Is There Any Good News Left?

Is There Any Good News Left? Katrina vanden Heuvel Despite what our algorithms suggest, there's still news worth celebrating.

September 22, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT
CEOs Are Losing Control of AI

CEOs Are Losing Control of AI Peter Kuper With no slowdown from Trump's administration. The post CEOs Are Losing Control of AI appeared first on The Nation.

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience

As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience Sophie Mann-Shafir According to multiple GI rights organizations, service members are inquiring in unprecedented numbers about seeking conscientious objector status.

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
Gina Hinojosa: "We Flip Texas, and It's Over"

Gina Hinojosa: "We Flip Texas, and It's Over" Lajward Zahra Talking to Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa about what redistricting could mean and how a new generation of Democrats is speaking more directly to voters.

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
Trump Wants to Keep Journalists Out of the White House. He Should Get His Wish.

Trump Wants to Keep Journalists Out of the White House. He Should Get His Wish. Chris Lehmann The president has banned MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from attending press briefings. The rest of the media should respond with a boycott.

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
The GOP's Incredible Shrinking Senate Map

The GOP's Incredible Shrinking Senate Map David Faris Trump has so badly damaged the Republican Party's brand that strategists are contemplating bitter fights""and losses""in races they'd been banking on as sure things.