Articles

A missile is fired during a US and South Korea joint training exercise on May 25, 2022, in East Coast, South Korea, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Have We Normalized Nuclear War? Have We Normalized Nuclear War?

If anything, the widespread lack of comprehension (and so protest) is one big reason nuclear war remains so chillingly possible.

Dec 15, 2025 / William Astore

Blind to Brutality: The Palestinian Death Toll Surpasses 70,000

Blind to Brutality: The Palestinian Death Toll Surpasses 70,000 Blind to Brutality: The Palestinian Death Toll Surpasses 70,000

Over 70,525 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza; scholars estimate that 80 percent were civilians, largely women and children.

Dec 15, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

What Your Cheap Clothes Cost the Planet

What Your Cheap Clothes Cost the Planet What Your Cheap Clothes Cost the Planet


A global supply chain built for speed is leaving behind waste, toxins, and a trail of environmental wreckage.

Dec 15, 2025 / Feature / Sachi Mulkey and Rebecca McCarthy

Regina Treitler and her husband.

The Supreme Court v. My Mother The Supreme Court v. My Mother

After my mother escaped the Holocaust, she broke the law to save her family. Her immigration story is more pertinent today than ever before.

Dec 13, 2025 / Leo Treitler

What to Do With the Ballroom in 2029?

What to Do With the Ballroom in 2029? What to Do With the Ballroom in 2029?

Kristi Kremed.

Dec 12, 2025 / Steve Brodner

The Supreme Court Has a Serial Killer Problem

The Supreme Court Has a Serial Killer Problem The Supreme Court Has a Serial Killer Problem

In this week's Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent recaps a major death penalty case that came before the high court as well as the shenanigans of a man who’s angling...

Dec 12, 2025 / Elie Mystal

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on December 1, 2025.

Corporate Democrats Are Foolishly Surrendering the AI Fight Corporate Democrats Are Foolishly Surrendering the AI Fight

Voters want the party to get tough on the industry. But Democratic leaders are following the money instead.

Dec 12, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Marching Against a Corrupt Regime

Marching Against a Corrupt Regime Marching Against a Corrupt Regime

People taking to the streets for democracy.

Dec 12, 2025 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield

Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care

Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care

We must be vigilant in keeping law enforcement out of exam rooms.

Dec 12, 2025 / Lourdes A. Rivera and Dr. Jamila Perritt

A still from the doomed McDonald's AI-generated holiday ad.

The Slop of Things to Come The Slop of Things to Come

This past week boasted many overhyped AI breakthroughs, but the healthiest one was the fierce repudiation of a contemptuous McDonald’s ad.

Dec 12, 2025 / Matt Alston

x