Letters From the May 2026 Issue Letters From the May 2026 Issue
Voting for vets… The meaning of evangelical… Billionaire ball clubs…
Apr 7, 2026 / Our Readers
Harry Haywood and the Radical Politics of Black Communism Harry Haywood and the Radical Politics of Black Communism
For Haywood, a truly radical working-class politics in the United States also required a program of self-determination.
Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
Ben Lerner’s Novel of Fathers and Sons Ben Lerner’s Novel of Fathers and Sons
His most experimental and unsettling book, Transcription asks us whether art is futile or the most important weapon we have.
Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Tara K. Menon
What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI
Seven questions to resolve before we let this fast-moving technology run rampant.
Apr 7, 2026 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
As AI Breathes Down Our Necks, It’s Time for a Luddite Renaissance As AI Breathes Down Our Necks, It’s Time for a Luddite Renaissance
Nineteenth-century textile workers longed to stay human in a machine age. So do we.
Apr 7, 2026 / Feature / John Nichols
“The Nation” Is Siding With Humanity “The Nation” Is Siding With Humanity
As unregulated, profit-driven AI threatens our economy, climate, and safety, we can’t let tech-bro profiteers define our future.
Apr 7, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation
Why I Believe the Senate Must Reject the SAVE America Act Why I Believe the Senate Must Reject the SAVE America Act
The so called SAVE America Act is nothing short of Jim Crow 2026.
Apr 7, 2026 / Rep. Gwen Moore
The Pentagon Is Going “AI First” The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”
The US military is placing the technology at the center of its mission, and the human costs promise to be staggering.
Apr 7, 2026 / Feature / Janet Abou-Elias and William D. Hartung
What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?
The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.
Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Adventures With AI Adventures With AI
I used several AI chatbots to trace an unattributed quote—and learned just how fallible our robot replacements are.
Apr 7, 2026 / Jon Wiener