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Ars Poetica in Questions Ars Poetica in Questions

Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Leah Umansky

A parade of Jewish Bundists on May Day.

The Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-Zionism The Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-Zionism

Molly Crabapple’s Here Where We Live Is Our Country revisits the past of the Jewish Labor Bund and considers what it might mean for our future.

Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

Nation Poetry

Subject: Untitled Subject: Untitled

Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ahmed Shamali

Bulldozers demolish shelters in Kathmandu, part of a nationwide drive to remove informal settlements built on public land.

A Reckoning Comes for Nepal A Reckoning Comes for Nepal

A year after its Gen Z uprising, Nepal faces a struggle not only for democracy and human rights but for climate survival.

Sep 8, 2026 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

Gunboat Diplomacy

Gunboat Diplomacy Gunboat Diplomacy

Endless lies about Trump’s endless war.

Sep 7, 2026 / OppArt / Eric Drooker

What’s Behind the Dubai-ification of America’s Yemeni Cafés?

What’s Behind the Dubai-ification of America’s Yemeni Cafés? What’s Behind the Dubai-ification of America’s Yemeni Cafés?

Over the years, Yemeni cafés have become beloved establishments for students and coffee lovers alike. But recently they have undergone a conspicuous aesthetic makeover.

Sep 7, 2026 / StudentNation / Mohamad Rimawi

There’s Nothing Traditional About Tradwives

There’s Nothing Traditional About Tradwives There’s Nothing Traditional About Tradwives

Propagandists for stay-at-home domesticity are monetizing a fantasy—and they’re not really staying at home.

Sep 7, 2026 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A shepherd reading,, by Johann Heinrich Roos (1631–1685).

How a Creative Mind Lives in Nature How a Creative Mind Lives in Nature

Working in the wilderness could not satiate my intellectual impulses. But for the protagonist of Hothouse Bloom, the binary between mental and physical labor is what calls her.

Sep 5, 2026 / Dan Sinykin

A New Theory of John Roberts’s Jurisprudence

A New Theory of John Roberts’s Jurisprudence A New Theory of John Roberts’s Jurisprudence

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent explains why he thinks Roberts rules the way he does. Plus: Elie mourns the end of summer—and the world.

Sep 4, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Maria Bartiromo Was Fired for the Wrong Reason

Maria Bartiromo Was Fired for the Wrong Reason Maria Bartiromo Was Fired for the Wrong Reason

For Fox News, blind servility to Trump is fine until it hits the bottom line.

Sep 4, 2026 / Jeet Heer

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