Missing Guardrails for AI Missing Guardrails for AI
Trump ignores the threat of extinction.
Sep 28, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Promises and Compromises of the University of California The Promises and Compromises of the University of California
I grew up in a neighborhood manufactured by the University of California, Irvine. It felt like a utopia for academics—until the university forsook its mission of serving the publi...
Sep 26, 2026 / Sara Krolewski
The First Amendment Lives for Another News Cycle—Maybe The First Amendment Lives for Another News Cycle—Maybe
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent parses Trump’s attacks on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Plus: it’s time to impeach the judges!
Sep 25, 2026 / Elie Mystal
A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid” A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid”
I talked to the political prisoner about the politics of love, her case, surviving as a trans woman in a men’s prison, and how she makes it through the day.
Sep 25, 2026 / Grace Byron
Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back. Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.
If they win in the midterms, the party must move quickly and aggressively to undo the harm Trump and his cronies have caused.
Sep 25, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
Is Platonic Co-Parenting the Future of the Family? Is Platonic Co-Parenting the Future of the Family?
Disillusioned with the nuclear family and apprehensive of tethering their reproductive futures to the bleak hellscape of modern love, young people are seeking a different way.
Sep 25, 2026 / StudentNation / Samantha Camire
Freeze AI! Freeze AI!
The nuclear freeze movement’s lessons for taming AI.
Sep 25, 2026 / Garrison Lovely
