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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani waves during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images It’s been years since Democratic voter Lea Ash felt hopeful about a politician, but that changed recently. “He’s been really the only bright spot for me this year,” she said. “[He] wants to listen to the people he’s seeking to govern.” The 26-year-old is referring to Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, who has centered his campaign on affordability concerns. For that…

One would be hard-pressed in America presently to feel exceedingly hopeful about the prospects of the left. The administrative state is being ripped up, the economic world system is in flux, legal norms erode further by the day, and at least for now, little resistance is being mounted capable of halting—let alone reversing—this evisceration. The world is getting hotter, and the necessary global coordination to halt this increase appears further away now than it did even a decade ago. It is the sheer difficulty of thinking in a hopeful key right now that makes The Future of Revolution: Communist Prospects…

Attendees listen as former President Obama joins former congresswoman and current Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger at a rally on Nov. 1 at Chartway Arena in Norfolk. Shaban Athuman/VPM News hide caption toggle caption Shaban Athuman/VPM News Several late-breaking surprises have shaken up what political watchers thought would be a quiet race in Virginia. The commonwealth’s gubernatorial race — one of just two held the year after presidential elections — is often seen as a temperature check on how voters feel about leaders in Washington. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee and former congresswoman, has maintained a lead in polls since…

Politics / October 30, 2025 The Supreme Court chief is complicit in the destruction of the federal government’s public health infrastructure. Ad Policy John Roberts speaks to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, DC, May 12, 2025.(Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP) Alot of attention has been paid to the Trump administration’s assault on public health and science over the past 10 months. Members of Trump’s administration past and present, from Elon Musk at DOGE, to Russell Vought at the Office of Management and Budget, RFK Jr. at Health and Human Services, and functionaries like Jay Bhattacharya…

Members of the National Guard walk past the Department of Agriculture headquarters building on Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Trump threatened to deploy more troops to U.S. cities this week — and not just the National Guard — as part of what he describes as his national crackdown on crime. Speaking to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier in Japan, Trump said he planned to expand his crime and immigration offensive because “we have cities in trouble.” “We’re sending in our National Guard, and if…

Politics / StudentNation / October 30, 2025 Proposition 50 is an opportunity to “restore fairness in our democratic process,” according to organizers, by countering gerrymandering in other states. Ad Policy California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on August 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California.(Justin Sullivan / Getty) 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…

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a U.S.-designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said three people were killed…

Politics / October 30, 2025 The state’s Democrats are not complacent this year, fielding candidates for all 100 House districts. Kimberly Pope Adams is one angling to grow the Democratic majority there. Ad Policy (Courtesy of Kimberly Pope Adams) Petersburg, Virginia—“Welcome to Cool Beanz!” Nikki Harris calls out to me on a crisp late October morning. The middle-aged Black entrepreneur greets every customer the same way, from the homeless man who frequents her brand-new café to Kimberly Pope Adams, local Democratic nominee for Virginia’s House of Delegates. Adams gets a big hug as well. “She is for real,” Harris tells…

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attends an ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 22, 2025. Olamikan Gbemiga/AP hide caption toggle caption Olamikan Gbemiga/AP ABUJA, Nigeria — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his allegations that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country. The president also warned that he “will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria.” “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately…

Economy / October 30, 2025 The thrill many felt of having a made-for-TV-mobster president is gone. Ad Policy Left: Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) consults his adviser, Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt) in The Sopranos. Right: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend the Presidential Inauguration.(Courtesy of HBO; Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool / Getty Images) In summer 2016, Vanity Fair published the article, “How Tony Soprano Paved the Way for Donald Trump,” which argues that the protagonist of the lauded television series The Sopranos explains the allure of Donald Trump. The article is written with a blasé air…