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Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology?

November 29, 2025

Nicholas Russell I traveled through airports and reported in sports stadiums this year. At each, I was asked to scan my face for security. The p...

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AI, ‘Populism’ and the Centibillionaire Shangri-La

November 28, 2025

A few days ago, I was looking at one of the many recent (post-shutdown) polls that show an increasingly dark......

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Boycott Friday!

November 28, 2025

Steve Brodner Robert L. Brooks The post Boycott Friday! appeared first on The Nation. ...

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The NLRB Is Suing to Keep States From Protecting Workers’ Rights

November 28, 2025

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. For nine decades, the National Labor......

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Long a Defender of States’ Rights, Embraces Trump’s Push to Expand Presidential Power

November 28, 2025

This article was originally co-published by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages......

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Five Points on the Gradually-Emerging Picture of the Post Shutdown U.S. Economy

November 28, 2025

Maybe President Donald Trump is calling his economy “The Golden Age” because it’s expensive. Over the last week, there’s been......

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Escalation On Many Fronts

November 28, 2025

Giulio Bonasera The world’s problems are our problem. The post Escalation On Many Fronts appeared first on The Nation. ...

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Two of Trump’s Second Term Agenda Items See Grim Convergence in Missouri

November 28, 2025

Hello, it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ An anti-gerrymandering activist group in Missouri, People Not Politicians, is facing......

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November 27, 2025

No one should lose sight of the fact that the National Guard was only in Washington, D.C. as part of......

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For Voters in Kentucky, Trump Is Losing His Luster

November 27, 2025

Zachary Clifton In Martin County, the government shutdown and attacks on food stamps have exposed Donald Trump’s empty promises. To many, that ma...

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Hegseth Orders 500 More Troops to DC in Wake of National Guard Shooting

November 26, 2025

A Nation on Edge The White House was on lockdown earlier today after a shooting in downtown Washington, D.C., just......

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It’s Time To Celebrate 2025’s Supreme Scoundrels: Send Us Your Golden Duke Noms

November 26, 2025

Some of you sickos have been waiting all year for this 🫶🏻 TPM’s 17th annual celebration of our beloved Golden......

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Indiana GOP Will Soon Make ‘Final Decision’ on Redistricting After Relentless MAGA Threats

November 26, 2025

Against the backdrop of immense pressure, primary threats from President Trump and physical threats from his supporters, Indiana Senate President......

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Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week?

November 26, 2025

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 u...

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The Contempt of Court Buck Stops With … Kristi Noem?

November 26, 2025

Not Buying it for One Hot Second For the first time, the Trump administration has provided a federal judge with......

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Karoline Leavitt Cheer(mis)leader

November 26, 2025

Jeff Gates Trump’s press secretary’s flaming lies. The post Karoline Leavitt Cheer(mis)leader appeared first on The Nation. ...

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How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown

November 25, 2025

Chris Kromm “Operation Charlotte’s Web” may mobilize North Carolina’s working-class Latino members and allies to shift the political balanc...

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She Gave a Lecture on White Supremacy. IU Removed Her From the Class.

November 25, 2025

Ella Curlin Jessica Adams was barred from teaching a course on social justice for six weeks after showing a graphic that listed MAGA and Columbus D...

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Trump Condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene, Praises Mamdani—Plus, Alice Waters on “a School Lunch Revolution”

November 25, 2025

Jon Wiener On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson comments on Washington politics, and the founder of Chez Panisse describes her pr...

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How Zohran Mamdani Can Build a More Civic New York

November 25, 2025

Daniel Napsha Zohran Mamdani needs a civic program to complement his affordability agenda The post How Zohran Mamdani Can Build a More Civic New ...

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Zohran Mamdani’s Pragmatic Socialism Is Paying Off—for Now

November 24, 2025

Jeet Heer The incoming mayor has improbably charmed Donald Trump and given himself some political breathing room. But nobody should get too comfort...

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Alien

November 24, 2025

Rob Rogers The enemy within. The post Alien appeared first on The Nation. ...

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This Is How the Child Welfare System Becomes Less Traumatizing

November 24, 2025

Bryce Covert Wisconsin has shown that it’s cost-effective and completely possible to keep families together by stabilizing their housing. That’...

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Stanford Students Sue Over Trump’s Crackdown on Political Speech

November 24, 2025

Rani Chor Amid the administration’s war on higher education, The Stanford Daily’s lawsuit targets federal statutes that allow deportation and v...

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The Age of Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein

November 23, 2025

Jeet Heer On this episode of The Time of Monsters: Doug Henwood on the famed economist as an embodiment of neoliberalism. The post The Age of Lar...

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Flying While Brown and Bearded

November 22, 2025

Shaan Sachdev The director of the FBI and the mayor of the largest city in America now look like me. When will TSA stop singling us out? The post...

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A Socialist in the White House

November 21, 2025

John Nichols Zohran Mamdani is certainly not the first democratic socialist to meet with a US president. But his visit with Donald Trump shows the ...

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Trump’s Imperial Presidency Has Taken a Hit. Will He Recover?

November 21, 2025

Jeet Heer Trump’s defeat over the Epstein files was a rare instance of Congress defying his authoritarianism. But the resistance is still feeble....

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Decline and Fall

November 21, 2025

Steve Brodner Charlotte rising. The post Decline and Fall appeared first on The Nation. ...

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The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit

November 21, 2025

Jacob Silverman A weeklong debauch brought together tech insiders and the leaders of a brutal monarchy to keep stoking the AI bubble. The post T...

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Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control

November 21, 2025

Ben Schwartz Look beyond the petty celebrity feuds, and you'll see a plan to transform American media companies into outlets for MAGA agitprop. T...

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Wake Up and Smell the Oil. Your Nation’s Military Is Hiding Its Pollution From You.

November 20, 2025

Ashley Gate A fact all but ignored at COP30. The post Wake Up and Smell the Oil. Your Nation’s Military Is Hiding Its Pollution From You. appea...

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Trump Golfs

November 20, 2025

Mark Kaplan America starves. The post Trump Golfs appeared first on The Nation. ...

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The Counteroffensive Against Operation Midway Blitz

November 20, 2025

Amanda Moore How Chicago residents and protesters banded together against the Trump administration's immigration shock troops. The post The Count...

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Trump Promised to Bring Back Coal. This Town Listened.

November 20, 2025

Ezra Graham Through executive orders, Congress, and a loyalist cabinet, the Trump administration has delivered big for enclaves of coal country lik...

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Zohran Mamdani Is Following a Trail That Jesse Jackson Blazed

November 20, 2025

Steve Phillips Mamdani’s election represents a profound and seismic development in the country's political landscape—one set in motion by Jacks...

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Peter Thiel is the Real Antichrist

November 20, 2025

Paris Marx On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Gil Duran discusses Peter Thiel's sad attempt at blaming the antichrist for his own lack of moral...

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House Republicans Defy Trump; Plus, When WWII Vets Came Home

November 19, 2025

Jon Wiener On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols comments on the politics around release of the Epstein files, and David Nasaw discus...

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Who’s Afraid of the Epstein Files?

November 18, 2025

Chris Lehmann The release of Jeffrey Epstein’s documents is likely to implicate a whole network of members of the American ruling class. The po...

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The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce

November 18, 2025

Sasha Abramsky Systems built up over the last 120 years are being either eliminated or corroded at warp speed, with the implicit blessing of the US...

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What Catholic Door-Knocking Taught Me About Saving the Democratic Brand

November 17, 2025

Yasmin Radjy How Swing Left is learning to listen, not lecture—and rebuild trust door to door. The post What Catholic Door-Knocking Taught Me A...

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Donald Trump Is Losing Control of MAGA

November 17, 2025

Jeet Heer His surrender on the Epstein files—and his attack on Marjorie Taylor Greene—proves it. The post Donald Trump Is Losing Control of M...

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Establishment Democrats Tried to Derail Katie Wilson’s Campaign—and Failed

November 17, 2025

John Burbank, Megan Burbank The precariat rose up, with passion, desire for change, and votes. The post Establishment Democrats Tried to Derail K...

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November 17, 2025

Steve Brodner Führer-entes. The post Der appeared first on The Nation. ...

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Philanthropy in the Crosshairs

November 17, 2025

David Callahan As Trump escalates his war on civil society, will liberal foundations join the fight to defend democracy? The post Philanthropy in...

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“Nobody Blames the Landlord. They Just Take Away the Kids.”

November 17, 2025

Bryce Covert All too often, when parents can’t afford safe housing, the solution child welfare services offer is putting their children in foster...

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Jeffrey Epstein and the American Empire

November 16, 2025

Jeffrey Epstein and the American Empire The post Jeffrey Epstein and the American Empire appeared first on The Nation. ...

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The Hidden Politics of the Crossword Puzzle

November 15, 2025

Natan Last Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racis...

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There Are Two Parties: Republicans and Cowards

November 14, 2025

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent digs into the fallout from the Democrats’ shutdown letdown. Plus...

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Epstein E-mails Explained

November 14, 2025

Steve Brodner Oval emergency part 2. The post Epstein E-mails Explained appeared first on The Nation. ...

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The King of Destruction.

November 14, 2025

Felipe Galindo The East Wing of the White House has been destroyed—along with some of the most important values of democracy. The post The King of ...

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The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is Backfiring

November 14, 2025

David Faris Last week's elections showed that the GOP can't afford to keep demonizing urban America. The post The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is B...

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Trump’s Trashing of Liberty and Human Worth

November 14, 2025

Sasha Abramsky The Republican Party has deliberately attempted to render healthcare unaffordable and deprive families of the ability to put food on...

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“We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico

November 14, 2025

Rebekah Sager The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves. Th...

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The Heartbreaking Banality of Racist Chat Reveals

November 14, 2025

Kali Holloway Anti-Blackness and race hate increasingly seem to be a rite of passage for white folks, no matter where they end up on the political ...

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The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

November 13, 2025

Joan Walsh And Republicans are running scared. The post The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing appeared first on The Nation. ...

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Zohran Mamdani’s Internationalism Is Not an Afterthought

November 13, 2025

David Adler, Matt Kirkegaard How Mamdani can make municipal solidarity more than a slogan. The post Zohran Mamdani’s Internationalism Is Not an...

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The Occupation of Washington, DC, Reflects the Failures of Our Democracy

November 13, 2025

David Klion After fumbling the cause of DC statehood, Democrats now appear helpless as Trump sends troops into the city. The post The Occupation ...

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If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power

November 13, 2025

Jonathan Ben-Menachem We won’t be able to push Mamdani, or anyone else, to undermine police power unless we become a force to be reckoned with. ...

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The Epstein Files Could Finally Sink Donald Trump

November 12, 2025

Chris Lehmann New e-mails show Trump knew of Epstein’s trafficking. As sickening as it is, it should be no surprise. The post The Epstein Files...

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What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry

September 14, 2023

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy ...

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The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without Trump

September 14, 2023

The second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican Nation...

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The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans

September 13, 2023

On Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is ...

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Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For Biden

September 12, 2023

Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For ...

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Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of Color

September 11, 2023

Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect...

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Politics Podcast: Polling Silly Season Begins

September 11, 2023

Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect...

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Ron DeSantis Probably Didn’t Turn Florida Red

September 11, 2023

In his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pitched himself as a transformational leader who has reshaped the politics of his home sta...

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Aging Politicians Are Only Going To Get More Common

September 7, 2023

Presidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, an...

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Should We Trust Polls Campaigns Leak To The Press?

September 7, 2023

Now that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really beg...

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Politics Podcast: Is Donald Trump The Inevitable GOP Nominee?

September 6, 2023

Now that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really beg...

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What Are The Swing States Of The Future?

September 6, 2023

Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. ameliatd (Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, senior reporter): The re...

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Everything You Need To Know About Tuesday’s Special Elections In Rhode Island And Utah

September 5, 2023

Usually, Labor Day is considered the traditional start of campaign season — but here in 2023, it marks the end of the competitive phase of two heate...

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Vivek Ramaswamy Is Climbing. Where Can He Go?

September 1, 2023

At last week’s Republican debate, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy arguably made the biggest splash of any candidate. Sharing center stage with Florida G...

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After An Eventful Month, Trump Has Lost Support In The GOP Primary

August 31, 2023

Once more, with feeling: It has been a couple of weeks since former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment (this time in Georgia, in connection ...

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Will Trump Regret Skipping The GOP Debates?

August 30, 2023

Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. maya (Maya Sweedler, senior editor): The first Republican ...

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What Are Trump’s Chances Of Winning The GOP Primary?

August 29, 2023

Is the 2024 Republican presidential primary already over? If you just look at the polls, you’d be forgiven for thinking so. Consider the state of th...

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Politics Podcast: Good Or Bad Use Of Polling … Extended Cut

August 28, 2023

This is a special end-of-meteorological-summer installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast. Galen Druke speaks with pollsters Kristen Soltis A...

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How Restarting Student Loan Payments Could Change Millions of Lives — And The Economy

August 28, 2023

When Congress voted in May to restart student loan payments this fall — and then the Supreme Court overturned President Biden’s student loan forgi...

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Politics Podcast: Lessons From A Trump-Less Debate

August 24, 2023

The crew discusses their takeaways from the first Republican presidential primary debate in this late-night edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics po...

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What Went Down In The First GOP Presidential Debate

August 23, 2023

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