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The former Harvard president and Treasury secretary has resigned over humiliating disclosures in the Epstein files. But will that be enough to keep an ardent neoliberal down? Ad Policy At the austerity pulpit: Former treasury secretary Larry Summers delivers the laudation for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, the recipient of the 2017 Kissinger Prize, at […]

Only the total abolition of the DHS can restore freedom. Illustration by Brian Stauffer. This article appears in the April 2026 issue, with the headline “Trump’s War on Terror.” In January 2026, Donald Trump’s foreign and domestic policies achieved a certain synergy. Following a months-long naval buildup off the coast of Venezuela, US Special Operations

Society / StudentNation / February 27, 2026 Industry partnerships in higher education are pushing STEM graduates into the business of weapons manufacturing and genocide profiteering. Ad Policy Students at the University of Central Florida take part in a campus protest against the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza. (Paul Hennessy / Getty) This story was produced

Ad Policy (Kenny Holston-Pool / Getty Images) Writing in Foreign Policy, Matt Duss argues that Donald Trump’s rush to war is both stupid and illegal. It is also wildly unpopular with the public. But he also observes that Congress has been reluctant to challenge Trump’s policy, although some progressives have now forced the issue to

Society / February 27, 2026 Whether or not you have access to independent, scientifically sound public health guidance may depend on how your state voted for governor. Ad Policy (MSNBC) Last October, 15 Democratic governors announced the creation of a Governors’ Public Health Alliance—a plan to share resources, coordinate public health guidance and disease surveillance,

Economy / February 27, 2026 The world’s largest crypto exchange often operates beyond the reach of the law. Now it’s helping to enrich the Trump family. Ad Policy Donald Trump and Binance, partners in power. (Avishek Das / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) While in office, President Donald Trump has enriched himself far

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Politics / February 27, 2026 In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores how Trump’s State of the Union turned authoritarian violence into a titillating event. Plus Kansas’s vile ban on driving-while-trans and XBox’s depressing AI turn. Ad Policy Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address on February 24, 2026.(Kenny Holston-Pool

Our Back Pages / February 27, 2026 The candidate may have started as a long-shot contender, but The Nation always took him—and his impact on political history—seriously. Ad Policy Jesse Jackson, 1983. (Owen Franken / Corbis via Getty Images) In the spring of 1983, as the Democratic Party searched for a path out of the

Authoritarian Watch / February 27, 2026 It was most mendacious State of the Union in US history. It was also the longest. Ad Policy President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Tom