A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI
As far back as 1958, Nation writers were grappling with the prospect of ‘artificial brains,’ particularly when placed in the hands of the military.
Oct 20, 2025 / Column / Richard Kreitner
Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies
If you can’t beat a federal administration at its own violent game, you can at least make it look foolish.
Oct 17, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
So Long as Oligarchs Control the Public Square, There Will Be Corruption So Long as Oligarchs Control the Public Square, There Will Be Corruption
It’s time to break up Big Media, Big Tech, and the finance system that binds them together.
Oct 15, 2025 / Column / Zephyr Teachout
Why Did UChicago Destroy the Humanities? Why Did UChicago Destroy the Humanities?
The answer is simple: to spend untold sums on useless buildings by starchitects.
Oct 15, 2025 / Column / Kate Wagner
The Resistance to Trump’s Military Occupations Just Keeps Growing The Resistance to Trump’s Military Occupations Just Keeps Growing
In Illinois, California, and Oregon, residents and attorneys general are pushing back against the deployment of federal troops in their cities. So far, it’s working.
Oct 10, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States
On the brink of a potentially devastating government shutdown, Trump spent his day with Pete Hegseth haranguing generals at a summit that should’ve been an e-mail.
Oct 1, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Meet Rodney Taylor, the Double Amputee the Trump Regime Has Locked Up, Ready for Deportation Meet Rodney Taylor, the Double Amputee the Trump Regime Has Locked Up, Ready for Deportation
The so-called “worst of the worst” immigrants that the Trump administration is holding in detention facilities are mostly just regular people trying to make ends meet.
Sep 26, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Dials Up the Authoritarianism to 11 Trump Dials Up the Authoritarianism to 11
When Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his enemies and she didn’t resign, it was a sign that we’ve already passed into strongman rule.
Sep 22, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism Trump’s Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism
The GOP president is both a dire threat to democratic governance and a clownish mob boss.