So Much for Saving the Planet. Climate Careers Evaporate for the Class of 2025. So Much for Saving the Planet. Climate Careers Evaporate for the Class of 2025.
The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate and sustainability, international aid, public service, and the sciences
May 29, 2025 / Lawrence Lanahan
The Human Workforce Behind AI Wants a Union The Human Workforce Behind AI Wants a Union
Contractors who work on Google’s AI products are trying to organize, but new obstacles keep appearing in their path.
May 28, 2025 / Emmet Fraizer
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
The Gutting of the Department of Education Is Worse Than You Think The Gutting of the Department of Education Is Worse Than You Think
Four experts on public education in the US spoke to The Nation about how the dismantling of the Department of Education will hurt students immediately and in the years to come.
May 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Elsie Carson-Holt and Adelaide Parker
This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Kidnapped People This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Kidnapped People
The current administration is not simply an aberration but reflects past practices from periods in our history with which Americans were once comfortable.
May 27, 2025 / Andrea Mazzarino
Palantir’s Idea of Peace Palantir’s Idea of Peace
Alex Karp uses his company and his platform to advocate for a world in which big tech is the defense industry's most willing collaborator.
May 27, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Michael Eby
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
John Semley on the Gamblification of America John Semley on the Gamblification of America
On this episode of The Nation Podcast, John Semley on the dangers of accessible sports betting.
May 26, 2025 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan and John Semley
The Supreme Court Gifts Trump Even More Power The Supreme Court Gifts Trump Even More Power
The court seems ready to give the president extraordinary power over what had been independent worker- and consumer-protection agencies.
May 26, 2025 / Lynn Rhinehart