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Ad Policy Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during an interview in New York on September 17, 2025. (Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The famed economist Larry Summers, not for the first time, finds himself at the center of a scandal. He’s had to take a leave from Harvard, where he teaches, because of embarrassing e-mails he exchanged with his late friend Jeffrey Epstein.  I talked to economic journalist and Nation contributor Doug Henwood, a long-time Summers watcher, about the career of this controversial and influential figure. Summers has been one of the most…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who rose to prominence as one of President Trump’s biggest defenders and recently became one of his biggest critics, is leaving Congress. In a nearly 11-minute video statement, Greene excoriated the Republican Party, House leadership and the start of campaign season “which means all courage leaves and only safe campaign re-election mode is turned on.” Greene’s announcement late Friday that she would resign…

Environment / StudentNation / November 20, 2025 Through executive orders, Congress, and a loyalist cabinet, the Trump administration has delivered big for enclaves of coal country like Colstrip, Montana. But how long can it last? Ad Policy A power plant in Colstrip, Montana.(Ezra Graham) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more StudentNation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is made possible through generous funding from The Puffin Foundation. If you’re a student and you have an article idea,…

President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken. Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east African country and were drawn to the state’s welcoming social programs.…

The immigration officer held out his hand for my passport. He was large and red-faced, with graying hair and not much neck. Behind him lay a crumpled Dunkin’ Donuts bag. He emitted a suburban sort of provincialism, and yet he sat magisterially in his high chair, wielding his stamp like a scepter. At that moment, his power over my fate was great enough to override even certain constitutional provisos, entitled by the widening exceptionalism of national security.As the officer flipped through my passport with squinted eyes, I tried to assume an expression of casual innocence, knowing that my complexion and…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a press conference on the “Epstein Files Transparency Act” at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025. DANIEL HEUER/AFP hide caption toggle caption DANIEL HEUER/AFP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene became a household name in the run up to the 2020 election for divisive rhetoric, political stunts and enthusiastic support of President Trump. But after growing disagreements with Trump during his second term, Greene announced she will leave Congress in January before her term is up. Greene said it would not be fair to her northwest Georgia district, one of the…

new video loaded: In Charlotte, Border Patrol Arrests Send Families Into HidingtranscriptBacktranscriptIn Charlotte, Border Patrol Arrests Send Families Into HidingAfter Border Patrol agents showed up to an afterschool care facility for immigrant children in Charlotte, N.C., staff members mobilized to deliver food and essentials to local families in hiding. The New York Times spoke to one mother with three children who said they have not left their home in several days.This afterschool program in East Charlotte has been a safe space for immigrant children. But today, there are reports that Customs and Border Patrol agents are approaching. Staff rush to…

Politics / November 21, 2025 Look beyond the petty celebrity feuds, and you’ll see a plan to transform American media companies into outlets for MAGA agitprop. Ad Policy President Donald Trump hosts Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch and Skydance backer Larry Ellison at the Oval Office. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Last weekend, Late Night host Seth Meyers became the latest comic to draw fire from our beleaguered president. Donald Trump knew by then that he was taking a large and embarrassing undeniable “L” on the Epstein files. He had played all his best cards, and nothing…

The State Capitol is seen in Austin, Texas, on June 1, 2021. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map favorable to Republicans to be used in the midterm elections. The court’s conservative majority has blocked similar lower court rulings…

Politics / November 21, 2025 Zohran Mamdani is certainly not the first democratic socialist to meet with a US president. But his visit with Donald Trump shows the renewal of a historic American movement. Ad Policy Donald Trump (R) meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images) When Zohran Mamdani met with President Trump on Friday, New York City’s mayor-elect did so as a proud democratic socialist. And a winning one. None of Trump’s hyperbolic commentary on the New…