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The editors of The Nation magazine are in the process of formally nominating the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The following nomination statement, which is addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee...

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New York’s new mayor challenged his supporters and opponents to make the city better, to hold him to account. "I ask you to stand with us now, and every day that follows. City Hall will not be able to deliver on our own-the work-has only just begun."

As Trump makes racist attacks on Somali immigrants, media giants CBS, Fox, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times parrot claims from a weaponized DOJ and self-interested players.

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With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.

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