The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm

A new biography tells the story of one of America’s great masters of reportage.

Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros

The Architecture of Campus Assault The Architecture of Campus Assault

College sexual assault is predictable. Here’s how to change that.

StudentNation / Lily Seltz and Lara-Nour Walton

Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude

…even as AI courts serial real-world disasters, defaces the environment with data centers, and is not about to return your empathy in kind.

David Futrelle

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“We Can’t Punish Our Way Out of This”: A Conversation on Meaningful Accountability After Cornell “We Can’t Punish Our Way Out of This”: A Conversation on Meaningful Accountability After Cornell

Oct 13, 2026 / Q&A / Marina Sitrin

Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language

Oct 13, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation

The First Amendment Applies to Concert Stages Too The First Amendment Applies to Concert Stages Too

Oct 13, 2026 / John Nichols

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The Peril of Trump’s Final Act: Would He Use a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Iran? The Peril of Trump’s Final Act: Would He Use a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Iran?

Trump is trapped in a war that has already been lost, a reality that he will never allow himself to admit.

Robert L. Borosage

Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality

In a bizarre Senate committee hearing, the FBI director defends his tenure and disrespects Democrats.

Joan Walsh

The Reality Today Is That Foreign Policy Hawks Are a Minority in the Democratic Party The Reality Today Is That Foreign Policy Hawks Are a Minority in the Democratic Party

It is damn time we all started acting like it.

Matthew Duss

Books & the Arts

The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm

The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm

A new biography tells the story of one of America’s great masters of reportage.

Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros

World

Bulldozers demolish shelters in Kathmandu, part of a nationwide drive to remove informal settlements built on public land.

A Reckoning Comes for Nepal A Reckoning Comes for Nepal

A year after its Gen Z uprising, Nepal faces a struggle not only for democracy and human rights but for climate survival.

Feature / Wen Stephenson

Is Nepal a Turning Point in Climate Coverage?

Is Nepal a Turning Point in Climate Coverage? Is Nepal a Turning Point in Climate Coverage?

Even CBS News and Bari Weiss, who fired the outlet’s entire climate unit, have used Nepal as a watchword for environmental disaster.

Mark Hertsgaard and Covering Climate Now

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Notes From Evictionland Notes From Evictionland

Eviction is practically baked into the way Britain manages its tenanted homes. Here’s how it played out—over and over again—for my parents.

Jessica Field

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The Fissures and Fractures Behind the Right’s Pink Facade

The Fissures and Fractures Behind the Right’s Pink Facade The Fissures and Fractures Behind the Right’s Pink Facade

After Roe was overturned, some young women are turning more hard-line on abortion—but others are fleeing conservatism altogether.

Feature / Amy Littlefield

Abdul El-Sayed Diagnoses American Politics

Abdul El-Sayed Diagnoses American Politics Abdul El-Sayed Diagnoses American Politics

A conversation with Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee about public health, outside money, and a new kind of politics.

Feature / The Nation

The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores

The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores

The union’s endorsements of insurgent candidates led to big wins this summer. It’s all part of a strategy to remake American politics for the working class.

Feature / Ella Fanger

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