Pro-Palestine Activists Are Facing Horrifying Abuse Online Pro-Palestine Activists Are Facing Horrifying Abuse Online

Speaking out for Palestine triggers a torrent of racism, misogyny, and violent sexual threats. “I was terrified that someone would do something to me,” one activist says.

Samaa Khullar

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jeet Heer

The Damage Being Done to the Museums in the Nation’s Capital The Damage Being Done to the Museums in the Nation’s Capital

Our art critic visits the Smithsonian American Art Museum to get a closer look at the Trump administration’s attack on DC arts institutions.

Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

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80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

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Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks during his campaign stop at Sly's Family Bar and Grill in Neligh, Neb., on Monday, October 14, 2024.

Dan Osborn Is Ready to Mount an Even Bolder Campaign Against Our Billionaire-Dominated Politics Dan Osborn Is Ready to Mount an Even Bolder Campaign Against Our Billionaire-Dominated Politics

The independent populist from Nebraska, who came close to winning in 2024, is running to unseat one of the Senate’s wealthiest and most self-serving members in 2026.

John Nichols

Donald Trump stops in the White House Cross Hall to listen to the band at the conclusion of a “One, Big, Beautiful” event.

How Republicans’ Endowment Tax Will Hurt Higher Education How Republicans’ Endowment Tax Will Hurt Higher Education

As the Trump administration escalates its campaign to reshape education, a provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” will raise the tax on select private colleges’ endowments.

StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

New York mayoral candidate state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) greets voters with Democratic mayoral candidate Michael Blake on 161st Street on June 24, 2025, in the South Bronx in New York City.

The Democratic Party Establishment Should Follow Zohran Mamdani’s Example The Democratic Party Establishment Should Follow Zohran Mamdani’s Example

Once they get over the shock, the idea-starved Democrats at the national level should learn from Zohran Mamdani: Actually give citizens something to vote for.

Chris Lehmann

Books & the Arts

The Fragmented Lives of Nate Lippen

The Fragmented Lives of Nate Lippen The Fragmented Lives of Nate Lippen

His bracing novels represent an honest reckoning with the post-AIDS era and its effect on life and imagination.

Books & the Arts / Joshua Gutterman Tranen

The exterior of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, 2025.

The Damage Being Done to the Museums in the Nation’s Capital The Damage Being Done to the Museums in the Nation’s Capital

Our art critic visits the Smithsonian American Art Museum to get a closer look at the Trump administration’s attack on DC arts institutions.

Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

James Schuyler in New York City, 1988.

The Miracles of James Schuyler The Miracles of James Schuyler

Nathan Kernan’s biography of the New York School poet tracks the development of his serene and joyful work alongside the chaos of his life.

Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

World

Young Iranian women walk past a banner featuring portraits of the IRGC generals and nuclear scientists who are killed in Israeli attacks, in northern Tehran, Iran, on June 30, 2025

Iranian Women Don’t Need Saving Iranian Women Don’t Need Saving

Israel and the United States say that their attacks on Iran are for the benefit of its women. Iranian feminists couldn’t disagree more.

Duaa e Zahra Shah

Protesters gather outside of USAID headquarters in Washington, DC.

Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve

Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind of fake news it had actively worked to fight against.

StudentNation / Uma Fox

President Donald Trump arrives for a NATO Summit dinner at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025.

NATO Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump, the President Who Would Be King NATO Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump, the President Who Would Be King

The NATO secretary general had one mission: Keep Trump happy. And to keep Trump happy, you sacrifice your dignity and play the vassal.

Carol Schaeffer

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Lost in Texas

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Say their names.

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Not Giving Away Our Shot.

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In the Cuomocon.

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Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades

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So why are we still surprised when the tide of blood reaches our own shores? Some personal reflections on Marco Rubio and me—and the roots of Trump’s imperial ambitions.

Feature / Viet Thanh Nguyen

These Dis-United States

These Dis-United States These Dis-United States

The country and the nation: Fifty writers and artists report on the states of our dis-union.

Feature / Various Contributors

The Stakes Have Never Been Higher in an Off-Year Election

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Forget the midterms. The fight to bring Trumpism down runs through 2025’s elections.

Feature / John Nichols

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