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This nuclear explosion was conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1953.

In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative

As long as we have nuclear weapons, the job of ending humanity will continue to be as easy as the push of a button—or an AI agent hacking into a nuclear command-and-control system...

Sep 21, 2026 / Ivana Nikolić Hughes

The Clinic represents an increasing student interest in international affairs and human rights research, particularly in an age where digital privacy is a focal point.

These Students Are Shaping UN Human Rights Policy These Students Are Shaping UN Human Rights Policy

Princeton undergraduates are helping the organization develop standards for post-mortem digital privacy and death in custody.

Sep 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Rachel Brooks

View of nude sunbathers on the beach at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways, New York, New York, August 1, 1982.

What Remains of Riis? What Remains of Riis?

A new members’ club has revived Riis Park’s long-vacant bathhouse, reopening old questions about whom the People’s Beach is really for.

Sep 19, 2026 / Eric Schwartau

MAD AS HELL

MAD AS HELL MAD AS HELL

... AND NOT TAKING IT.

Sep 18, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Netanyahu Is Accused of Ignoring Warnings About October 7

Netanyahu Is Accused of Ignoring Warnings About October 7 Netanyahu Is Accused of Ignoring Warnings About October 7

Will justice be served?

Sep 18, 2026 / OppArt / Emanuele Del Rosso

CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman, President Donald Trump, and CEO of DeepMind Demis Hassabis attend a working lunch during the G7 Summit on June 17 in Évian-les-Bains, France.

AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue

And with the Trump administration encouraging unregulated growth in the industry, Democrats need to start acting like it.

Sep 18, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Kash Patel, director of the FBI, testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 15, 2026.

Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality

In a bizarre Senate committee hearing, the FBI director defends his tenure and disrespects Democrats.

Sep 16, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Remembering Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement

Remembering Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement Remembering Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement

In 2022, Amini was murdered by Iran’s Morality Police for removing her hijab in public.

Sep 16, 2026 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

President Trump responds to a reporter’s question about domestic violence, in 2018.

Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote

The crusade against ballot access, like virtually every other facet of Trump’s agenda, does nothing to serve the interests of “the people,” but our press is too brain-dead to noti...

Sep 16, 2026 / Column / Chris Lehmann

TikTok is the most popular app among young people, with 68 percent of teens using the app and about one in five reporting that they are on it “almost constantly.” On the platform, almost all young women encounter health information.

When Texas Sex Ed Falls Short, Gen Z Women Turn to Social Media When Texas Sex Ed Falls Short, Gen Z Women Turn to Social Media

A 2025 study found that 70 percent of adolescents sought reproductive health information through social media platforms.

Sep 16, 2026 / StudentNation / Sarayu Bongale

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