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  • The Legacy of Barney Frank

    The Legacy of Barney Frank

    Our Back Pages / May 28, 2026 A look back through The Nation’s coverage of Frank’s long and storied political career suggests the late congressman was always a man containing multitudes. Ad Policy Former Massachusetts representative Barney Frank gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on January

  • Treasury Department prepares 0 bill with Trump’s face on it : NPR

    Treasury Department prepares $250 bill with Trump’s face on it : NPR

    US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent shows a proposed $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images President Trump’s face could soon

  • Why the Brooklyn Courtroom Birth Was the Last Straw for Public Defenders

    Why the Brooklyn Courtroom Birth Was the Last Straw for Public Defenders

    “What occurred in that courtroom was not simply a failure of protocol or preparedness. It was….a devastating reflection of the cruelty embedded in our carceral system.” Ad Policy Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and current NY-10 congressional candidate, speaks to hundreds of picketing public defenders and advocates on

  • A judge declines to block Trump’s mail-in voting order : NPR

    A judge declines to block Trump’s mail-in voting order : NPR

    President Trump holds his signed executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail in the White House’s Oval Office in March. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP A federal judge has declined to temporarily block President Trump’s executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail. The

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