A Year Under the Palestine Exception at Columbia University A Year Under the Palestine Exception at Columbia University

Columbia has tossed aside the mission at the heart of undergraduate liberal arts education: preparing student to be citizens in a pluralistic democracy.

Joseph A. Howley

The Protesters’ Call for Divestment Is Not a Technical One The Protesters’ Call for Divestment Is Not a Technical One

It is a question of will, not capacity.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

After the Attacks Between Israel and Iran: What Can We Expect Next? After the Attacks Between Israel and Iran: What Can We Expect Next?

The details of the tit-for-tat reveal that Israel is not the newly triumphant leader of an anti-Iran alliance, but a lonely pariah in a region that is in the process of entering a…

Comment / Trita Parsi and Nick Cleveland-Stout

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Save Us All From The Atlantic’s Protest Coverage Save Us All From The Atlantic’s Protest Coverage

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The Student Movement Is Writing a New Chapter of History The Student Movement Is Writing a New Chapter of History

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Israel-Gaza War

A delegation of rabbis from the United States and Israel march toward the Erez/Beit Hanoun Crossing at the northern tip of the Gaza Strip on April 26, 2024.

We Tried to Bring Food Into Gaza—but Israel Blocked and Arrested Us We Tried to Bring Food Into Gaza—but Israel Blocked and Arrested Us

As Israel continues to starve the people of Gaza, a delegation of rabbis marched toward the Erez Crossing during Passover carrying sacks of flour and demanding a cease-fire.

Brant Rosen

The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

Save Us All From The Atlantic’s Protest Coverage Save Us All From The Atlantic’s Protest Coverage

The magazine has unleashed its top writers on the Palestine student movement. The results have been as dire as you might imagine.

Chris Lehmann

A California Highway Patrol officer detains a protester at UCLA on May 2, 2024.

The Student Movement Is Writing a New Chapter of History The Student Movement Is Writing a New Chapter of History

The protesters are building on decades of struggle for Palestine and pulling us all into a radically new future. Suddenly, history is speaking with gusto.

Dylan Saba

Politics

Gov. Kristi Noem speaking on a stage outside, wearing a red

I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy

The South Dakota governor traumatized her child by killing her dog.

Joan Walsh

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a press conference at Columbia University on April 24, 2024.

The Real Takeover of Columbia Was By Those on the Right The Real Takeover of Columbia Was By Those on the Right

Columbia offers a case-study in how right-wing politicians are using exaggerated claims of anti-semitism to advance a conservative agenda.

Editorial / Alisa Solomon for The Nation

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) gives closing remarks during the Hill and Valley Forum on AI Security on May 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

The House Antisemitism Bill Is an Amalgam of “Pointless Gestures and Posturing” The House Antisemitism Bill Is an Amalgam of “Pointless Gestures and Posturing”

The bill, which Speaker Mike Johnson described as an attempt “to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses,” was met with fierce criticism from leading Democrats in Congress….

John Nichols

Books & the Arts

A Left Between Victory and Defeat

A Left Between Victory and Defeat A Left Between Victory and Defeat

How can the left escape burning out?

Books & the Arts / Sam Adler-Bell

Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi ,and Josh O'Connor as Patrick in “Challengers.”

The Only Relationship That Matters in “Challengers” The Only Relationship That Matters in “Challengers”

What truly matters in Luca Guadagnino’s sexed-up tennis thriller is not the love triangle at its center but all the details that surround it.

Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Jack Conroy

Jack Conroy and the Lost Era of Proletarian Literature Jack Conroy and the Lost Era of Proletarian Literature

In the midst of the Depression, Conroy helped encourage a new generation of working-class writers.

Books & the Arts / Devin Thomas O’Shea

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The Workers Behind Bozeman’s Boom

The Workers Behind Bozeman’s Boom The Workers Behind Bozeman’s Boom

One of the fastest-growing small cities in America relies on undocumented labor to fuel its economic explosion.

Feature / Nick Bowlin

The Toxic Culture at Tesla

The Toxic Culture at Tesla The Toxic Culture at Tesla

The factory floors at America’s top seller of electric vehicles are rife with racial harassment, sexual abuse, and injuries on the job.

Feature / Bryce Covert

The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

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The island’s health system is on its knees. Doctors are fleeing in droves. And the crisis is hurting kids most of all.

Feature / Coral Murphy Marcos

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