Society

“The Nation” Is Siding With Humanity

“The Nation” Is Siding With Humanity “The Nation” Is Siding With Humanity

As unregulated, profit-driven AI threatens our economy, climate, and safety, we can’t let tech-bro profiteers define our future.

Apr 7, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

The logos of Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, Perplexity, and Bing apps are displayed on the screen of a smartphone in Reno, Nevada, on November 21, 2024.

Adventures With AI Adventures With AI

I used several AI chatbots to trace an unattributed quote—and learned just how fallible our robot replacements are.

Apr 7, 2026 / Jon Wiener

A ChatGPT assistant display on a laptop.

The AI Sector’s Crass Bid for Media Domination The AI Sector’s Crass Bid for Media Domination

When you’re a galactically rich tech mogul upset with adverse press coverage, you just buy yourself more flattering media outlets.

Apr 6, 2026 / David Futrelle

A Facebook Data Center in Swedish Lapland.

What Is Artificial Intelligence Anyway? What Is Artificial Intelligence Anyway?

Separating out the myths and facts of AI.

Apr 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ben Tarnoff

Fact-Checkers Anonymous

Fact-Checkers Anonymous Fact-Checkers Anonymous

Getting a job at The New Yorker felt like an arbitrary stroke of luck. Getting fired was quite the opposite.

Apr 4, 2026 / Jasper Lo

President Donald Trump embraces Tiger Woods after presenting him with a Presidential Medal of Freedom award at the White House on May 6, 2019.

Tiger Woods Plus Donald Trump: A Tragedy Made in the USA Tiger Woods Plus Donald Trump: A Tragedy Made in the USA

Woods and Trump’s famous friendship is built on a shared knack for accumulation, vacuousness, and power worship. It’s as American as apple pie.

Apr 3, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Karma Meets Dogma

Karma Meets Dogma Karma Meets Dogma

Willie and Joe.

Apr 3, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Women

Women Women

Living history.

Apr 3, 2026 / OppArt / Anita Kunz

Former Google employees speak out against Big Tech at UC Berkeley's Pro-Palestinian encampment.

How Gaza Broke Big Tech’s Campus Pipeline How Gaza Broke Big Tech’s Campus Pipeline

Big Tech’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza has pushed STEM students to organize for a more ethical tech industry.

Apr 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Khadeejah Khan

Demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship outside the Supreme Court on April 1, 2026.

The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case

But this also begs the question: why is this facially unconstitutional case before the court in the first place?

Apr 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal

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