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Boys don’t cry… A call to action… The war party… Traveling to Cuba… Bill vs. Hill… Burning questions… The best medicine… Correction…

May 13, 2025 / Our Readers

What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?

What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions? What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?

Democrats love to avoid it, and Republicans love to lie about it. But later-abortion care has never been more important.

May 13, 2025 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2025.

Flattery Will Get You Everywhere Flattery Will Get You Everywhere

May 13, 2025 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Nation Poetry

The Beginning The Beginning

May 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / John Skoyles

A poster on a bus shelter for the Netflix drama “Adolescence.”

The “Crisis” of Male Adolescence Is Nothing New The “Crisis” of Male Adolescence Is Nothing New

Boys don't need special treatment—it's entitlement that's getting them into trouble.

May 13, 2025 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Mourners of MOVE members killed in the bombing by the Philadelphia Police stand, fists raised, in front of their former headquarters as the funeral procession for John Africa passes.

40 Years After the MOVE Bombing, the Scars Remain 40 Years After the MOVE Bombing, the Scars Remain

Mike Africa Jr. was only 6 years old when Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on 6221 Osage Avenue. But he remembers everything.

May 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Hannah Epstein

Nation Poetry

For the Last American Century For the Last American Century

May 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Robert Wood Lynn

Chickens

Chickens Chickens

Come home.

May 12, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Pakistanis flash victory signs as they celebrate after the ceasefire between Pakistan and India on May 10, 2025.

India’s Attack on Pakistan Was a Strategic Flop India’s Attack on Pakistan Was a Strategic Flop

It was a conflict with no winners. But in the end, India lost.

May 12, 2025 / Hasan Ali

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on May 12, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his four-day Middle East visit and the first international trip of his second term.

The Sky-High Corruption of Donald Trump The Sky-High Corruption of Donald Trump

The Democrats missed their first chance to spotlight Trump’s repeated violations of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. They shouldn’t miss their second.

May 12, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

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