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.
Oct 13, 2026 / David Futrelle
The Architecture of Campus Assault The Architecture of Campus Assault
College sexual assault is predictable. Here's how to change that.
Oct 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Lily Seltz and Lara-Nour Walton
Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language
Candidates in 2026 are responding to an electorate that’s ready to abolish ICE, tax the billionaire class, and free Palestine.
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
Protests like that of Macklemore on Palestine should never be silenced by billionaire owners.
Oct 13, 2026 / John Nichols
The DNC Fight to Ban Dark Money in Presidential Primaries The DNC Fight to Ban Dark Money in Presidential Primaries
The inside debate.
Oct 13, 2026 / David Moore
Rebecca Solnit’s (Mis)Adventures in the Manosphere Rebecca Solnit’s (Mis)Adventures in the Manosphere
The writer, historian, and activist explores an America where the right has turned hatred of women into an ever-expanding, multi-platform Internet grift.
Oct 13, 2026 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit
What Role Should the Supreme Court Play in American Politics? What Role Should the Supreme Court Play in American Politics?
A wide-ranging new book by Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan examines how America’s highest court often gets in the way of democratic politics.
Oct 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / John Fabian Witt
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.
Oct 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros