Society

What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.

Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI

What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI

Seven questions to resolve before we let this fast-moving technology run rampant.

Apr 7, 2026 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

“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 mobile billboard assails the censorship regime of FCC Chair Brendan Carr outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC.

Why Fascists Fear Free Speech Why Fascists Fear Free Speech

The White House is following an old authoritarian playbook to suppress dissent.

Apr 7, 2026 / Greg Ruggiero

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

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