A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI
As far back as 1958, Nation writers were grappling with the prospect of ‘artificial brains,’ particularly when placed in the hands of the military.
Oct 20, 2025 / Column / Richard Kreitner
Trump’s AI Deregulation Is His Oppenheimer Moment Trump’s AI Deregulation Is His Oppenheimer Moment
He has chosen to unleash a powerful and potentially cataclysmic new technology on the world with no regard for consequences.
Oct 20, 2025 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC
The influential group of lawmakers has damaged its reputation as “conscience of the Congress” by staying silent on the Gaza genocide.
Oct 15, 2025 / Feature / Anthony Conwright
The Man Behind the Radical Walking Tours of New York City The Man Behind the Radical Walking Tours of New York City
Asad Dandia sued the NYPD after it spied on his family and community. Now he uses people’s history to reclaim the streets from the systems that surveilled him.
Oct 15, 2025 / Lara-Nour Walton
The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism
Karl Marx never visited the United States, but he and his ideas left an imprint nonetheless.
Oct 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Robin Blackburn
How Germany Silenced Its Artists to Support Israel How Germany Silenced Its Artists to Support Israel
As Israel intensified its genocide in Gaza, Germany ramped up its long-simmering war on dissent, silencing Palestine solidarity while bolstering its own far right.
Sep 30, 2025 / Feature / Nikki Columbus
How Should We Remember the Art of Ben Shahn? How Should We Remember the Art of Ben Shahn?
Caught between his political and aesthetic commitments, the painter, photographer, and illustrator has suffered the fate of misapprehension.
Sep 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Pujan Karambeigi
How Capitalism Survives How Capitalism Survives
According to John Cassidy’s century-spanning history Capitalism and Its Critics, the system lives on because of its antagonists.
Sep 24, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Erik Baker
The Fight Over the Meaning of Fossils The Fight Over the Meaning of Fossils
When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate on the nature of time and the purpose of science.
Sep 22, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Katzenstein
The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy
A new book on the Biden’s wars serves as a stark reminder that the Democrats need to formulate a new foreign policy—as well as reckon with the one they had.
Sep 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Duss