No Kings Day Was a Joyous Carnival for Democracy No Kings Day Was a Joyous Carnival for Democracy
Millions of Constitution-loving Americans peacefully protested Trump’s authoritarian presidency. The GOP responded with military theatrics, threats, and scatological “jokes.”
Oct 20, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America
The president’s scatological No Kings post expresses the ugly emotion fueling his authoritarian rule.
Oct 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment
Jane Fonda is reviving the Hollywood advocacy group to meet the high-stakes challenges to free expression in the Trump era.
Oct 20, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
Pam Sandwich Pam Sandwich
Attorney General Pam Bondi only serves Trump.
Oct 20, 2025 / OppArt / Robbie Conal
A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI
As far back as 1958, Nation writers were grappling with the prospect of ‘artificial brains,’ particularly when placed in the hands of the military.
Oct 20, 2025 / Column / Richard Kreitner
Chester Himes’s Harlem Noirs Chester Himes’s Harlem Noirs
Himes helped reinvent the idea of the detective novel. He also transformed it into a powerful vehicle for social criticism.
Oct 20, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Gene Seymour
Trump’s AI Deregulation Is His Oppenheimer Moment Trump’s AI Deregulation Is His Oppenheimer Moment
He has chosen to unleash a powerful and potentially cataclysmic new technology on the world with no regard for consequences.
Oct 20, 2025 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
AI Will Never Be Your Friend AI Will Never Be Your Friend
The Friend necklace promises constant companionship and understanding. But this isn’t friendship—it’s a soulless, cynical way to prey on our loneliness and fear.
Oct 20, 2025 / Zito Madu
The Political Consequences of Gaza The Political Consequences of Gaza
On this episode of The Time of Monsters: Yousef Munayyer on the need for accountability after a genocide.
The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis
On A People's Climate: The largest dam removal in US history.
Oct 18, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray