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President Donald Trump sits down with NBC News’s Kristen Welker on June 5 in Wisconsin.

Trump Wants You Talking About His Manners—Not His Election Lies Trump Wants You Talking About His Manners—Not His Election Lies

Don’t let Trump’s blowup on NBC’s Meet the Press distract from what he actually said.

Chris Lehmann

Can America Experience a New Birth of Freedom? Can America Experience a New Birth of Freedom?

Five progressive leaders offer a powerful reminder of the country’s unfinished journey.

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The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All

The effort to transform the United States’ founding document into a vehicle for egalitarian politics.

Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

The Revolution Heard Around the World The Revolution Heard Around the World

The global politics of 1776.

Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

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An ICE agent sprays chemical irritants at protesters and media over the Memorial Day weekend.

Inside the Anti-ICE Protests at Delaney Hall Inside the Anti-ICE Protests at Delaney Hall

Jun 9, 2026 / Amanda Moore

Soldiers and cameramen near the Small Boy nuclear test, part of Operation Sunbeam, also known as Operation Dominic II, in Nevada, on July 14, 1962.

Daniel Ellsberg vs. “Ordinary Insanity” Daniel Ellsberg vs. “Ordinary Insanity”

Jun 9, 2026 / Norman Solomon

How Trump Has Boxed Himself Out of a Face-Saving Iran Deal How Trump Has Boxed Himself Out of a Face-Saving Iran Deal

Jun 9, 2026 / David Faris

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Jun 9, 2026 / Column / Calvin Trillin

On “The Nation” and Empire On “The Nation” and Empire

Jun 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation

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Jun 9, 2026 / John Nichols

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Elie Mystal

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The GOP Is Not a Political Party—It’s a Cult

Jim Crow Just Suffered a Temporary Setback—in Alabama

Jeet Heer

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Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Art

Fighting Trump’s Corruption

Dave Zirin

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Not Even Trump Can Ruin the Knicks’ Moment

Muhammad Ali Died 10 Years Ago. We Still Feel His Loss Today.

Katha Pollitt

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The District 12 Candidate Nobody Is Talking About

AI Is Incapable of Poetry

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Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, from left, US President Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins. The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins.

Congress took an important symbolic step toward reasserting its authority over war powers. But much, much more needs to be done.

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Congressional District 12 candidate Nina Schwalbe participates with fellow Democrats Jack Schlossberg, Micah Lasher, and George Conway in a public forum moderated by Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City on May 6. 2026.

The District 12 Candidate Nobody Is Talking About The District 12 Candidate Nobody Is Talking About

“Our democracy is in deep trouble,” says Nina Schwalbe, “from vaccines to abortion to science, to SNAP, to rule of law.”

Katha Pollitt

Tom Homan, White House “border czar,” during a television interview in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2026.

The Only Thing You Need to Know About the White House’s Aliens.gov Website The Only Thing You Need to Know About the White House’s Aliens.gov Website

It’s an attempt to rile up the MAGA base over reforms to the immigration system 60 years ago.

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Théodore Gudin, “Naval Battle Off the Chesapeake,” September 3, 1781.

The Revolution Heard Around the World The Revolution Heard Around the World

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Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

Commemorative print celebrating the passage of the 15th Amendment.

The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All

The effort to transform the United States’ founding document into a vehicle for egalitarian politics.

Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

World

Injured activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, detained by Israeli forces after their vessels were intercepted in international waters in the Mediterranean, gather upon arrival at Istanbul Airport on May 21, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Israel Tortured These Activists. Now They’re Speaking Out. Israel Tortured These Activists. Now They’re Speaking Out.

Multiple Gaza flotilla activists describe severe violence and psychological torment while in Israeli detention.

Saliha Bayrak

Ukrainian soldiers from the 30th Brigade fire with Bohdana artillery at Russian positions in the Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on May 31, 2026.

Stalemate or Escalation in Ukraine Stalemate or Escalation in Ukraine

With the war in Ukraine grinding into stalemate, the danger is no longer breakthrough but escalation beyond anyone’s control.

Anatol Lieven

A Russian tourist wearing a shirt with the face of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara prepares to board a return flight at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, on February 16, 2026.

Trump Is Weaponizing Long-Standing Restrictions on Freedom to Travel to Cuba Trump Is Weaponizing Long-Standing Restrictions on Freedom to Travel to Cuba

The administration is targeting travelers who criticize US policy.

David Montgomery

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How Prediction Markets Are Taking Control of Everything

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We have seen the future, and it is Polymarket and Kalshi processing insider bets on mayhem, chaos—and celebrity-wedding guest lists.

Feature / David Futrelle

Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice

Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice

An outdated law has allowed Big Tech to evade accountability for 30 years. Now landmark court rulings are giving consumers a chance to fight back.

Feature / Margaret Mabie and Yasmine Taeb

The Dismantling of Black Studies

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Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

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