The railroad once represented the American dream of expansion—and exploitation. But is train travel becoming a thing of the past?

Walking into Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson’s election night party, I recognized very few people. The mainstream ...

At a moment when large-scale resistance can feel futile,
there are other ways to oppose, engage, and fight back.

The United States is so polarized that it often seems on the verge of civic breakdown, if not civil war. But one issue still has the power to unite the political elite: the shared desire among ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed that independent journalism has the capacity to bring about a ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed that independent journalism has the capacity to bring about a ...

We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, to communities ...

Trump has put the nation’s capital under federal occupation. Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed that independent journalism has the capacity to bring about a more democratic and equitable world.

New York's political establishment threw the whole post-9/11 playbook against the Democratic nominee for mayor, and came up empty. Zohran Mamdani’s favorite mayor was nobody's idea of a shoo-in—until ...

Zohran Mamdani’s favorite mayor was nobody’s idea of a shoo-in—until he became inevitable.