Who’s the Boss? Who’s the Boss?
A bowdlerized biopic of Bruce Springsteen, starring Jeremy Allen White, flattens a musician whose politics and identity are much more complicated.
Oct 31, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over
After the state’s ban on gay marriage was lifted in 2014, advocates took a breath. But more than a decade later, with Obergefell now at risk, there's more work to be done.
Oct 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Charlie Bloomer
The Supreme Court Wants to Convert Your Kids The Supreme Court Wants to Convert Your Kids
During a hearing this week, the court’s theocrats made it clear that they’ll vote to end a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
Oct 9, 2025 / Elie Mystal
The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Prison doulas and legislative interventions can be a lifeline for incarcerated pregnant women. But the most important solution is to abolish prison births altogether.
Oct 9, 2025 / Brea Baker
The Supreme Court v. Democracy The Supreme Court v. Democracy
The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.
Oct 6, 2025 / Feature / Elie Mystal
The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church
At a time when our politics is openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, communities like New Ways Ministries are offering a vision of religion not as judgment but as sanctuary.
Oct 3, 2025 / StudentNation / Amara McEvoy
Targeting Tylenol Is Just Another Excuse to Blame Women for Everything Targeting Tylenol Is Just Another Excuse to Blame Women for Everything
It’s a long-standing tradition to blame all manner of social ills on women, without any basis in fact.
Sep 30, 2025 / Katha Pollitt
How Long Before Taking Tylenol While Pregnant Is a Crime? How Long Before Taking Tylenol While Pregnant Is a Crime?
In light of new data showing over 400 people have been prosecuted for pregnancy-related crimes, we should be wary of how Trump’s directives may be used against women.
Sep 30, 2025 / Aziza Ahmed
On the Road With Joe Westmoreland On the Road With Joe Westmoreland
The writer’s only novel, Tramps Like Us, is a classic of queer literature—one that crystallizes the agony and the ecstasy of coming of age during the HIV era.
Sep 25, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Sasha Geffen
The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping. The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping.
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative movement has accelerated its war against trans people. And too many centrist Democrats have kept up their trans bashing.
Sep 24, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson