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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.
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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.
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How Should We Remember Attica? How Should We Remember Attica?
Orisanmi Burton’s Tip of the Spear uncovers the obscured and radical demands of the inmates who staged the 1971 prison uprising—a world without prisons.
May 26, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Charlotte Rosen
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
Taking David Horowitz Seriously Taking David Horowitz Seriously
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Trump Is Holding International Students at Harvard Hostage Trump Is Holding International Students at Harvard Hostage
In its quest to wreak vengeance on Harvard, the administration may ultimately fail at punishing the university—but it will harm thousands of young people.
May 23, 2025 / Elie Mystal
The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying
The dead hand of gerontocracy is also a symptom of ideological malaise.
May 23, 2025 / Jeet Heer