The Text That May Be Key to How the New Pope Thinks The Text That May Be Key to How the New Pope Thinks
Leo XIV’s namesake penned an encyclical, Rerum Novarum, that critiques both capitalism and socialism.
May 13, 2025 / Jack Hanson
The New Pope Delivers a Consistent Message on Gaza: Ceasefire! The New Pope Delivers a Consistent Message on Gaza: Ceasefire!
Pope Leo XIV has echoed his predecessor’s urgent call for an end to the assault that has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians.
May 13, 2025 / John Nichols
May Day, Istanbul, Turkey May Day, Istanbul, Turkey
On May 1, 2025, thousands of people demonstrated in Istanbul, and over 400 were arrested by police.
May 13, 2025 / OppArt / Mehmet Altun
Nostalgia for the American Logger? Nostalgia for the American Logger?
Reflections on Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack.
May 13, 2025 / Erik Loomis
Do Not Forget That India and Pakistan Could Still End Up in a Nuclear War Do Not Forget That India and Pakistan Could Still End Up in a Nuclear War
May 13, 2025 Do Not Forget That India and Pakistan Could Still End Up in a Nuclear War Even after a ceasefire, the standoff over Kashmir risks escalating into something far worse i…
May 13, 2025 / Wolf Hertzberg
Christopher Hill’s Revolutions Christopher Hill’s Revolutions
The radical life and work of the historian.
May 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker
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
Flattery Will Get You Everywhere Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
May 13, 2025 / Column / Calvin Trillin
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
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