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The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life”

The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life” The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life”

In her new film, Jodie Foster transforms into a therapist-detective.

Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Lovia Gyarkye

The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries

The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries

With its cobalt and lithium mines, Congo is powering a new energy revolution. It contains both the worst horrors of modern metal extraction—and the seeds of a more moral economics...

Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Nicolas Niarchos

Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance

Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance

A new set of note cards by the artist and writer documents scenes of protest in the 21st century.

Feb 10, 2026 / Molly Crabapple

The Riotous Worlds of Thomas Pynchon

The Riotous Worlds of Thomas Pynchon The Riotous Worlds of Thomas Pynchon

From “The Crying Lot of 49” to his latest noirs, the American novelist has always proceeded along a track strangely parallel to our own.

Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Kunkel

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office.

How Stephen Miller Became the Power Behind the Throne How Stephen Miller Became the Power Behind the Throne

Miller was not elected. Nor are he or his policies popular. Yet he continues to hold uncommon sway in the administration.

Feb 10, 2026 / Column / David Klion

How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left

How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left

The co-leader of Die Linke helped rescue the party and make it into a political force. But can she beat back Germany’s ascendant far right?

Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Carol Schaeffer

Nation Poetry

How to Build a Moon Garden When the News Is All Horror How to Build a Moon Garden When the News Is All Horror

Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Supporters of abortion rights rallied outside the Supreme Court on April 2, 2025.

What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe” What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe”

The anti-abortion movement was methodical and radical at the same time. The abortion-rights movement must be too.

Feb 10, 2026 / Amy Littlefield

How Capitalism Transformed the Natural World

How Capitalism Transformed the Natural World How Capitalism Transformed the Natural World

In her new book, Alyssa Battistoni explores how nature came to be treated as a supposedly cost-free supplement of capital accumulation.

Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kohei Saito

Nation Poetry

Rome, take your amethyst back Rome, take your amethyst back

Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ricardo Maldonado

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