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Letters From the July/August 2025 Issue Letters From the July/August 2025 Issue

The radical Self… In defense of Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon (online only)… George Foreman in a new light (online only)… Elon Musk’s apartheid influences (online only)…

Jun 10, 2025 / Our Readers

National Guard soldiers stand in front of a federal building on June 9, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.

Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger. Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger.

The president is creating fake emergencies and then implementing real military interventions.

Jun 9, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Afrikaners from South Africa arrived Monday, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport.

MAGA’s Bogus Civilization Myth MAGA’s Bogus Civilization Myth

The Trump administration’s rhetoric echoes the same old fantasy of racial purity that animated the 20th-century right.

Jun 9, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann

Former first buddies Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Will Trump and Musk Bring the Whole MAGA Coalition Down With Them? Will Trump and Musk Bring the Whole MAGA Coalition Down With Them?

The rift between the former first buddies goes well beyond both men, intensifying fractures that have long lurked beneath MAGA’s surface.

Jun 9, 2025 / Laura Jedeed

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats  Align With Elon Musk?

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk? Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk?

No! Hell no! Never! The enemy of your enemy is still a corrupt plutocrat who wants to destroy democracy.

Jun 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Introducing Nation Books, a New Progressive Publishing Imprint

Introducing Nation Books, a New Progressive Publishing Imprint Introducing Nation Books, a New Progressive Publishing Imprint

The partnership with OR Books brings the magazines indispensable voice and rich roster of talent to a longform format.

Jun 9, 2025 / Press Room

An anti-DOGE protest outside the US Treasury building in February

As a DOGE Bro Sets Up Shop at Treasury, His Wife’s Finances Invite Scrutiny As a DOGE Bro Sets Up Shop at Treasury, His Wife’s Finances Invite Scrutiny

Sam Corcos, the Treasury Department’s new chief information officer, is married to an investor with ties to Russian oligarchs, while funding healthcare ventures that could represe...

Jun 9, 2025 / Jacqueline Sweet

Donald Trump joined by women athletes signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in the East Room at the White House on February 5, 2025

The “Science” Behind Trump’s Anti-Trans War Is Incredibly Weak The “Science” Behind Trump’s Anti-Trans War Is Incredibly Weak

The government claims to have put out a rigorous report to back up its opposition to gender-affirming care. But its methods are shoddy beyond belief.

Jun 9, 2025 / Jaeyoon Park

A detail of a bulletin board at Wyoming's last abortion clinic, Wellspring Center March 10, 2025, in Casper, Wyoming. In late February the conservative legislature passed HB42, requiring abortion clinics performing in-clinic procedures to meet the regulatory requirements of ambulatory surgical centers, causing the clinic to pause all services.

The Unexpected Triumph That Followed the Overturning of “Roe” The Unexpected Triumph That Followed the Overturning of “Roe”

Abortion numbers keep rising as providers and advocates adapt to the changing legal landscape.

Jun 9, 2025 / Amy Littlefield

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