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Books & the Arts / January 20, 2026 What are the politics of free speech? A new history explores the political limits as well as possibilities of freedom of speech. Ad Policy Angelo Herndon, whose conviction for a crime related to free speech was overturned in 1935, arrives at NYC’s Penn Station. (Getty) This article […]

Economy / January 19, 2026 New York City is suing a delivery app for stealing workers’ pay—signaling that under Mamdani, gig companies can no longer break the law with impunity. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, steps up to a podium during a news conference in Brooklyn borough of New York on

Politics / January 19, 2026 Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche makes clear that the Department of Justice won’t look into the death of Renee Good—but that won’t stop Minnesota from investigating. Ad Policy Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference on November 19, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) It’s

Steve Brodner January 3, 2026. The post Times Square appeared first on The Nation.

Politics / January 15, 2026 With another deadline looming at the end of the month, party leaders must use the power they have to begin dismantling Trump’s police state. Ad Policy Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, flanked by masked agents, at the perimeter of the site where Renee Good was shot to death. (Scott Olson

January 16, 2026 Don’t blame the housing crisis on local NIMBYism and too many regulations. Ad Policy Construction workers work the exterior of a housing development in Los Angeles, California, on August 28, 2025. (Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images) The Abundance and Stuck crowd are off the mark. The two books with

Society / January 16, 2026 Musk’s attack on the new FDNY commissioner proves he knows nothing about how modern fire departments work. Ad Policy New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Lillian Bonsignore, commissioner of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), during a swearing-in ceremony at the FDNY headquarters on January 6, 2026. (Adam

Felipe Galindo The United States attacks Venezuela and captures President Maduro. Trump claims that the US will “run” the country for oil interests. The post Self-Appointed King of Venezuela appeared first on The Nation.

Politics / Authoritarian Watch / January 16, 2026 The news was a firehose of stories of authoritarian behavior. We can’t let ourselves drown. Ad Policy President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks to board Marine One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 11, 2026. (Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

Politics / January 16, 2026 In this week’s “Elie v. U.S.,” our justice correspondent explores the fecklessness of the Democratic Party, MAGA racism, and fighting despite unwinnable odds. Ad Policy Demonstrators protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in St. Paul, Minnesota, (Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg via Getty