McCarthyism 2.0: Reflections on Testifying in the House Antisemitism Hearings McCarthyism 2.0: Reflections on Testifying in the House Antisemitism Hearings
I soon realized that neither the law nor the facts matter to the Committee on Education’s Republican inquisitors.
May 28, 2025 / David Cole
Who Will Protect Judges From Trump’s Incitement? Who Will Protect Judges From Trump’s Incitement?
A threatened judiciary cannot rely on cops controlled by the White House.
May 26, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Warren Buffett Is a Climate-Wrecker Warren Buffett Is a Climate-Wrecker
Los Angeles Times climate columnist Sammy Roth scoops his business beat colleagues.
May 22, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple
For all the deserved criticism of the American media, it remains one of the strongest pillars propping up what’s left of democracy in a time that’s been anything but good for the ...
May 21, 2025 / Nan Levinson
The Formidable Intellect and Comprehensive Passions of Elizabeth Pochoda (1941–2025) The Formidable Intellect and Comprehensive Passions of Elizabeth Pochoda (1941–2025)
The former literary editor of The Nation brought her curiosity, wit, and singular editorial instincts to nearly every corner of New York media.
May 19, 2025 / Obituary / Gene Seymour
The Biden Scandal Goes Well Beyond the Aging Cover-Up The Biden Scandal Goes Well Beyond the Aging Cover-Up
The former president’s stubbornness and narcissism led to disastrous Trump victory.
May 16, 2025 / Jeet Heer
They All Signed the “Harper’s” Letter. Where Are They Now? They All Signed the “Harper’s” Letter. Where Are They Now?
Many of those who were loudest in denouncing cancel culture then are now curiously silent in the face of Donald Trump’s assaults on free speech.
May 16, 2025 / Column / David Klion
How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech
And how we get it back.
May 16, 2025 / Eric Reinhart
Sesame Street Workers Say, “U Is for Union” Sesame Street Workers Say, “U Is for Union”
Amid attacks from the Trump administration, 74 percent of Sesame Street workers vote to unionize to make their workplace “smarter, stronger, and kinder.”
May 15, 2025 / Ella Fanger