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February 20, 2026
Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing the Calvary
John Nichols
The Boss's most political tour yet will go from Minneapolis to Washington.
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February 17, 2026
Jesse Jackson Gave Peace a Chance
John Nichols
The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to his presidential bids and his lifelong activism.
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February 13, 2026
ICE Melts in the Minneapolis Winter
John Nichols
Now it’s time to abolish the agency and impeach Kristi Noem.
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February 9, 2026
Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached
Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols, The Nation
Members of Congress have a constitutional duty to remove this gangster from office.
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January 24, 2026
Minneapolis’s Mayor Rips “Mass Militarized Force” After a Second Minnesotan Is Gunned Down
John Nichols
A powerful statement from Jacob Frey pleads with Trump to pull ICE forces out of Minneapolis before more people are killed.
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January 20, 2026
Springsteen Defends the Promised Land Against ICE’s “Gestapo Tactics”
John Nichols
Mourning for Renee Nicole Good, the singer decried the Trump administration and the threat to freedom posed by “heavily armed masked federal troops invading an American city.”
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January 3, 2026
Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venezuela as “Illegal”
John Nichols
Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.
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January 2, 2026
Make 2026 the Year of Thomas Paine
John Nichols
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, remember the founder who rallied the people against British and American oligarchs.
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December 31, 2025
Zohran Mamdani on Welcoming Bernie Sanders for a “Bread and Roses” Inaugural Celebration
John Nichols
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the incoming democratic socialist mayor discusses making New York a “showcase of light” through the political darkness.
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December 24, 2025
The Christmas Narrative Is About Charity and Love, Not Greed and Self-Dealing
John Nichols
John Fugelsang and Pope Leo XIV remind us that Christian nationalism and capitalism get in the way of the message of the season.
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December 22, 2025
Recent Democratic Victories Have Republicans Running Scared
John Nichols
Elise Stefanik is just the latest top Republican deciding against running in the 2026 midterms.
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December 18, 2025
Zohran Mamdani on FDR, LaGuardia—and Trump
John Nichols
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the mayor-elect goes behind the scenes of his meeting with the president and talks about some of his political heroes.
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December 17, 2025
How Rob Reiner Tipped the Balance Against Donald Trump
John Nichols
Trump’s crude disdain for the slain filmmaker was undoubtedly rooted in the fact that Reiner so ably used his talents to help dethrone him in 2020.
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December 12, 2025
Trump Is Dragging Republicans to Crushing Defeat After Crushing Defeat
John Nichols
The president is deeply unpopular, his policies are failing, and Republicans are losing—everywhere.
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November 26, 2025
Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP In Tennessee Next Week?
John Nichols
The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026).
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