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John Semley One Battle After Another, a sensational adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel, captures the manic energies of a country on the brink. The post Paul Thomas Anderson’s Wild American Epic appeared first on The Nation.

Mark Kaplan, Ann Telnaes, Peter Kuper Trump’s signature approach to Epstein. The post UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY! appeared first on The Nation.

Sasha Geffen The writer’s only novel, Tramps Like Us, is a classic of queer literature—one that crystallizes the agony and the ecstasy of coming of age during the HIV era. The post On the Road With Joe Westmoreland appeared first on The Nation.

Mark Hertsgaard, Kyle Pope Traditional journalists complain that he is an advocate—the same criticism Woodward and Bernstein faced during Watergate. The post The World’s Newsrooms Can Learn From Bill McKibben’s Climate Journalism appeared first on The Nation.

Gregg Gonsalves The president’s dangerous misinformation about Tylenol is only the latest threat this government poses to infant and maternal mortality. The post Trump and RFK Are Presiding Over a Massacre of the Innocents appeared first on The Nation.

Luke Cooper A bitterly divided democratic camp, a constitutional setup with few guardrails and a surging extreme right spell trouble ahead for Britain’s political institutions. The post Britain’s Democracy Is in Genuine Peril appeared first on The Nation.

Elie Mystal There can’t be true desegregation without ending discrimination in housing—which is precisely why the administration is rolling back enforcement of the FHA. The post Trump’s Slumlord Administration Is Gutting the Fair Housing Act appeared first on The...

Ben Schwartz Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner berated the company's capitulation before authoritarian MAGA threats, but in many ways, he set the example The post How the Kimmel Controversy Echoes Disney's Dirty China Deal appeared first on The Nation.

Motyko Morales Lobbying groups like the Florida Chamber of Commerce, which represents Publix, blocked a Florida bill that would have guaranteed heat protections for outdoor workers. The post Farm Workers Feed America. It’s Time to Protect Them. appeared first on The...

Jack Mirkinson After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative movement has accelerated its war against trans people. And too many centrist Democrats have kept up their trans bashing. The post The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are...

John Nichols The late legend's 1972 classic The Candidate was an urgent warning about how money-driven, TV-obsessed campaigns would devastate democracy. The post Robert Redford Sounded the Alarm About Our Corrupted Politics Over 50 Years Ago appeared first on The...

Heather Chen The "Make Billionaires Pay" march might hint at where the climate movement is headed—away from fossil fuel divestment and toward broader resistance, with fewer young people. The post Where Did All the Youth Climate Activists Go? appeared first on The...