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Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg speaks during the opening night of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University on March 27, 2025.

How Jeffrey Goldberg and “The Atlantic” Blew “the Biggest Story of the Year” How Jeffrey Goldberg and “The Atlantic” Blew “the Biggest Story of the Year”

Given advance warning of an impending war crime, the former cheerleader for the Iraq war decided his priority was to protect his scoop.

Jun 13, 2025 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Boycotting

Boycotting Boycotting

Harvard.

Jun 11, 2025 / OppArt / Drew Sheneman

Donald Trump signs executive orders relating to higher education institutions, alongside US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Be a Disaster for Student Loan Borrowers Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Be a Disaster for Student Loan Borrowers

The proposed budget cuts would hurt millions of Americans, as the typical borrower with a college degree will see their student loan payments spike more than $2,928 per year.

Jun 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Ángel Rentería

Afrikaners from South Africa arrived Monday, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport.

MAGA’s Bogus Civilization Myth MAGA’s Bogus Civilization Myth

The Trump administration’s rhetoric echoes the same old fantasy of racial purity that animated the 20th-century right.

Jun 9, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann

Former first buddies Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Will Trump and Musk Bring the Whole MAGA Coalition Down With Them? Will Trump and Musk Bring the Whole MAGA Coalition Down With Them?

The rift between the former first buddies goes well beyond both men, intensifying fractures that have long lurked beneath MAGA’s surface.

Jun 9, 2025 / Laura Jedeed

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats  Align With Elon Musk?

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk? Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk?

No! Hell no! Never! The enemy of your enemy is still a corrupt plutocrat who wants to destroy democracy.

Jun 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer

An abortion rights activist wears tape on her mouth with the words “Second Class Citizen” while protesting in front of the Supreme Court building following the announcement to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling in Washington, DC.

How “Dobbs” Unleashed a Breathtaking Disregard for Human Rights How “Dobbs” Unleashed a Breathtaking Disregard for Human Rights

In this new era of Jane Crow, the right to choose is not only a question of bodily autonomy in life, but even in death.

Jun 6, 2025 / Michele Goodwin for The Nation

Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, May 30, 2025.

The Trump-Musk Feud Heard Round the World The Trump-Musk Feud Heard Round the World

Quite frankly, I’m rooting for each of them to destroy the other.

Jun 5, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Harvey Weinstein at a preliminary hearing last year for his retrial on rape charges in New York

How the MAGA Movement Is Erasing the Legacy of #MeToo How the MAGA Movement Is Erasing the Legacy of #MeToo

Sexual predators are getting free passes from Donald Trump and the right-wing mediasphere.

Jun 4, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

Supporters gather on May Day at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Senator Bernie Sanders held a rally along his Fighting Oligarchy Tour.

Trump’s Tax Bill Helps the Rich, Hurts the Poor, and Adds Trillions to the Deficit Trump’s Tax Bill Helps the Rich, Hurts the Poor, and Adds Trillions to the Deficit

The “big, beautiful bill” has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the über-wealthy.

Jun 3, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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