A Dangerous Game in the Arctic
Trump’s demands could derail progress on allied defense.
Destroying the Conditions that Make Speech Possible
Blocking reading materials and censoring writing are both ways that prisons erase expression before it can reach an audience.
Behind the Blog: Infinite Bowl Machine
This week, we discuss AI music, slop bowls, and the endless quest for optimization.
1,000 Days of War and Upheaval That Reshaped the Middle East
From the ashes of October 7 to a direct US-Iran war, almost three years of chaos have fractured regional diplomacy.
Two-Thirds of Shri Thanedar's Campaign Cash Came Through AIPAC as He Lost Over $600K
AIPAC bundlers have propped up the Michigan congressman, who has invested millions in campaign funds in crypto.
Paying Tribute to Richard Lingeman—Longtime Executive Editor and a Quiet Force at “The Nation” for More Than Three Decades
A man of few spoken words, on the page he was a marvel.
How AI Is Rewriting Human Nature
Looking in the mirror each morning at my permanently fatigued face, I start my day with a gulp of apple cider vinegar and a vitamin pill. I move on through a box of sardines and a grapefruit, some dense rye bread, some brown yogurt ( ryazhenka ) and cashew nuts.
Simone de Beauvoir Taught Us Everything We Need To Know About Gender
When I first heard the term “girl math” online a couple of years ago, my first thought, as a mathematics student applying for Ph. D. programs, was “This is great!
No Way Home: An Anarchist Ex-Prisoner’s Response to Fire Ant Movement Defense
A statement from Eric King, an anarchist and former political prisoner who spent nearly a decade behind bars, in response to the statement from Fire Ant Movement Defense.
Range anxiety
The storm developed quickly over west central Illinois on April 17th, first as a single high-intensity system called a supercell, and then later that evening transforming into a long squall line of …
On the Economic Crisis of Capitalism
Considering the “Structural Crisis of Capital” from the perspective of economics, Prabhat Patnaik sheds light on two major aspects that have risen to prominence in our current conjuncture.
You Can’t Reform a Traffic Stop
Despite requirements that they undergo bias training and use body‑worn cameras, local police are still leaving Black men bloodied after pulling them over for minor violations.
What is Critical Legal Theory?
All are invited to an online talk by me, Gilbert Leung, on 24 July 2026 at 11:00 CEST | 10:00 BST, in which I will attempt to answer the question: ‘What is critical legal theory?
Don’t Look Away from Cuba
The indictment of Raul Castro is the latest in a string of escalations aimed at building pretext for a U.S. invasion of the island nation.
U.S., Iranian Forces Target Civilian Infrastructure
Attacks on bridges, power plants, and desalination facilities could be considered war crimes.
Long Island Audit confronted a powerful police union. They made him pay for it.
Why did “asking questions about tax dollars” turn into a retaliatory arrest, a pinched nerve, a towed truck, and a criminal trespass charge that may not even hold up under New York law.
Manufacturing Revolt
In April, a wave of strikes swept through the National Capital Region around Delhi.
