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Wendy Raymond, president of Haverford College; Robert Manuel, president of DePaul University; David Cole, a professor at Georgetown Law and former legal director of the ACLU; and Jeffrey Armstrong, president of California Polytechnic State University testify during a hearing before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on “Beyond The Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.”

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

Soldier walks through Abu Ghraib

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

Tran To Nga in Bretigny sur Orge, France on September 13, 2024.

Why Is an 83-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Fighting Against Agent Orange and US Corporations in a French Court? Why Is an 83-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Fighting Against Agent Orange and US Corporations in a French Court?

Vietnam is still plagued by the toxic legacy of chemical warfare.

May 27, 2025 / Tom Fawthrop

Palestinians, including children, fill and carry water distributed by a water tanker into containers in port area of Gaza City, Gaza, on May 27, 2025.

For Kids With Autism, Gaza Is Hell Upon Hell For Kids With Autism, Gaza Is Hell Upon Hell

Areej Alkhateab’s four children all have autism. Life during the genocide has been a continual nightmare.

May 27, 2025 / Shahad Ali

People transport their belongings as they return to Salha, south of Omdurman, two days after the Sudanese army recaptured it from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, on May 22, 2025.

Joshua Craze on South Sudan’s Failed Peace Deal Joshua Craze on South Sudan’s Failed Peace Deal

On this episode of American Prestige, Writer and researcher ⁠Joshua Craze⁠ returns to the program to talk about the situation in South Sudan. He covers the collapsed 2018 “peace de…

May 27, 2025 / Podcast

Solidarity With Palestine, Istanbul, Turkey

Solidarity With Palestine, Istanbul, Turkey Solidarity With Palestine, Istanbul, Turkey

“When your brother is murdered, something in you dies too.”

May 27, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp speaks at the US Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, DC, 2025.

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

President Donald Trump gestures on stage as he tours the Al Udeid Air Base on May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

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 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

Taking David Horowitz Seriously

Taking David Horowitz Seriously Taking David Horowitz Seriously

The late David Horowitz, who died in April at age 86, was often dismissed as a fringe figure not just by liberals and leftists but even many on the right. Horowitz would often comp…

May 25, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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