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Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.

Erica Etelson

Peter Kuper’s Graphic Novel, Where the Insects Draw Us Peter Kuper’s Graphic Novel, Where the Insects Draw Us

Insectopolis explores the often-unseen—and rapidly disappearing—world we share.

Steve Brodner

The False Promise of Nuclear Power The False Promise of Nuclear Power

A new book by Joe Romm explains why nuclear is not much of a climate solution.

Mark Hertsgaard

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How Charlie Rangel Defied His Party to Save New York From the Reactionary Right How Charlie Rangel Defied His Party to Save New York From the Reactionary Right

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The Case for a Digital Detox The Case for a Digital Detox

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So Much for Saving the Planet. Climate Careers Evaporate for the Class of 2025. So Much for Saving the Planet. Climate Careers Evaporate for the Class of 2025.

May 29, 2025 / Lawrence Lanahan

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The late Representative Gerry Connolly—in a photograph from 2013.

The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying

The dead hand of gerontocracy is also a symptom of ideological malaise.

Jeet Heer

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Democrats Are Greenlighting Trump’s Crypto Corruption Democrats Are Greenlighting Trump’s Crypto Corruption

Sixteen senators backed a disastrous bill that enshrines the crypto industry’s flagrant abuses into law.

Chris Lehmann

The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil

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From the moment the McCarran-Walter Act was passed in 1952, The Nation has sounded the alarm about the danger it posed to politically active immigrants.

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Cicada larva emerges from its shell on July 3, 2016, in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China.

Peter Kuper’s Graphic Novel, Where the Insects Draw Us Peter Kuper’s Graphic Novel, Where the Insects Draw Us

Insectopolis explores the often-unseen—and rapidly disappearing—world we share.

Steve Brodner

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Captured in the Rapture

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Books & the Arts

John Adams in Barcelona, Spain, 2023.

Listening Closely to John Adams Listening Closely to John Adams

The composer is an undeniable part of the classical music canon. Does that change the meaning of his radical early work?

Books & the Arts / Chris Cohen

The Berlin neighborhood of Kreuzberg, 2017.

The Place Where Millennials Go to Die The Place Where Millennials Go to Die

Vincenzo Latronico’s novel Perfection, a cutting portrait of bourgeois expats in Berlin, examines a generation’s fixations and degradation in the German capital.

Books & the Arts / Hanson O’Haver 

Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp speaks at the US Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, DC, 2025.

Palantir’s Idea of Peace Palantir’s Idea of Peace

Alex Karp uses his company and his platform to advocate for a world in which big tech is the defense industry’s most willing collaborator.

Books & the Arts / Michael Eby

World

“Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza

“Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza “Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza

At 18, Mohamad Saleh has survived five wars and lost his home, his family members, his leg. This new film, produced with The Nation, follows him as he tries to piece together his …

Jen Marlowe

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the White House Task Force for the 2026 World Cup on May 6, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now! Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now!

If you need to see the 2026 World Cup in person, stick to Canada and Mexico. The US isn’t safe for visitors.

Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Ukrainian, American, and Russian delegates meet for Ukraine-Russia peace talks on May 16, 2025, at the office of the Turkish president in Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.

Why US Engagement Is Essential in Setting Terms for Peace in Ukraine Why US Engagement Is Essential in Setting Terms for Peace in Ukraine

The Russian and Ukrainian positions are far apart, and absent US sticks and carrots, there seems little prospect they will come together.

Anatol Lieven

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The Return of the Nuclear Threat

The Return of the Nuclear Threat The Return of the Nuclear Threat

While most of the world looked away, a new nuclear arms race has broken out between the US, Russia, and China, raising the risk of nuclear confrontation to the highest in decades….

Feature / Jimmy Tobias

Rise of the Crypto Keepers

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The promoters of scam currency spent more money than any other group in 2024. They’re now realizing a massive return on investment in Donald Trump’s White House.

Feature / Jacob Silverman

Welcome to Casino Capitalism 2.0

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The legalization and rapid spread of sports betting has made problem gambling everyone’s problem.

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