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The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”

The Pentagon Is Going “AI First” The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”

The US military is placing the technology at the center of its mission, and the human costs promise to be staggering.

Apr 7, 2026 / Feature / Janet Abou-Elias and William D. Hartung

A mobile billboard assails the censorship regime of FCC Chair Brendan Carr outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC.

Why Fascists Fear Free Speech Why Fascists Fear Free Speech

The White House is following an old authoritarian playbook to suppress dissent.

Apr 7, 2026 / Greg Ruggiero

“The Nation” Is Siding With Humanity

“The Nation” Is Siding With Humanity “The Nation” Is Siding With Humanity

As unregulated, profit-driven AI threatens our economy, climate, and safety, we can’t let tech-bro profiteers define our future.

Apr 7, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

The logos of Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, Perplexity, and Bing apps are displayed on the screen of a smartphone in Reno, Nevada, on November 21, 2024.

Adventures With AI Adventures With AI

I used several AI chatbots to trace an unattributed quote—and learned just how fallible our robot replacements are.

Apr 7, 2026 / Jon Wiener

Voters arrives to cast their ballots during the Illinois Primary Election on March 17, 2026.

Why I Believe the Senate Must Reject the SAVE America Act Why I Believe the Senate Must Reject the SAVE America Act

The so called SAVE America Act is nothing short of Jim Crow 2026.

Apr 7, 2026 / Rep. Gwen Moore

What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.

Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

Harry Haywood and the Radical Politics of Black Communism

Harry Haywood and the Radical Politics of Black Communism Harry Haywood and the Radical Politics of Black Communism

For Haywood, a truly radical working-class politics in the United States also required a program of self-determination.

Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI

What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI

Seven questions to resolve before we let this fast-moving technology run rampant.

Apr 7, 2026 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

An Indigenous man performs, lying on the ground while holding a globe in his hand during the Indigenous People Global March at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, on November 17, 2025.

A New Economic Superpower Could Spark a Retreat From Fossil Fuels A New Economic Superpower Could Spark a Retreat From Fossil Fuels

A little-noticed ray of hope may be peeking over the horizon. A climate conference in Colombia later this month could begin to draw up the roadmap blocked at COP30.

Apr 7, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Protesting the World Cup (and a Cinematic Easter Egg)

Protesting the World Cup (and a Cinematic Easter Egg) Protesting the World Cup (and a Cinematic Easter Egg)

Daniel Noroña and Ajamu Baraka join Edge of Sports to discuss practicing dissent in the face of the upcoming World Cup, and we have a bonus movie conversation.

Apr 6, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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