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We are currently tracking 15 recent articles from The Nation, published over the past 4 days. Recurring themes in its latest headlines include Trump and Democracy.

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Recent Articles (15)

Israel Strikes Syria, Trump Escalates the Economic War on Iran, the US Seems to Move Toward Diplomacy With North Korea

Derek Davison, Daniel Bessner Danny and Derek unpack the week’s global news, from Israel, Syria, Gaza, and Iran to Sudan, Ukraine, Korea, US tariffs, and Trump’s military agenda. The post Israel Stri

Trump’s Ballroom Isn’t Just a Farce Anymore—It’s a Threat

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explains how the ballroom could gut key environmental protections. Plus, the heartbreak of Jason Arday. The post Trump’s Ballroom Isn’

Natalie Harp Is the High Priestess of the Cult of Trump

Jeet Heer The controversial White House isn’t the only Trump sycophant—merely the most successful. The post Natalie Harp Is the High Priestess of the Cult of Trump appeared first on The Nation.

American Democracy Has Been Killed

Edward H. Williams The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead. The post American Democracy Has Been Killed appeared first on The Nati

Congressional Candidate Sam Husseini and Talking NBA Over-Unders

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The Hollywood Gerrymander

Rashad Robinson The proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. merger does not just represent media monopoly—it is another form of gerrymandering, of rigging the rules to limit who has power. The post The Holly

One of the Biggest Myths of the Trump Era Is Unraveling

Chris Lehmann It turns out that people don’t actually want a gestapo force rounding up immigrants all over America. The post One of the Biggest Myths of the Trump Era Is Unraveling appeared first on

No, Woke 1 Was Not Crazy

Zito Madu AOC and others are laughing off 2020 as a wild, isolated moment. None of that is true. The post No, Woke 1 Was Not Crazy appeared first on The Nation.

The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books

Elie Mystal From adding a citizenship question to not tracking race and ethnicity, the administration wants to minimize Black and brown political power. The post The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Boo

Meet Alissa Ellman, Rust Belt Populist

Jim Shultz “You have to talk about these issues like a human being, and not like an MSNBC host on TV.” The post Meet Alissa Ellman, Rust Belt Populist appeared first on The Nation.

Protecting the Midterms—at the Grassroots and in the Courts

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Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy

Kali Holloway Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name. The post Attacks on Black Ci

Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power?

Jeet Heer, Katrina vanden Heuvel A vital discussion on the state of the Israel lobby. The post Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power? appeared first on The Nation.

How to Close a Camp—With John Washington

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Democrats Really, Really, Really Don't Want People Investigating Their Scammy Fundraising

Chris Lehmann Several of the party’s top committees threatened to raise legal hell over a new study into the way they pry money out of seniors. The post Democrats Really, Really, Really Don't Want Pe

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