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THE NATION MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 2026 PREVIEW

October 13, 2026 Intellicurious Leave a comment

THE NATION MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘(Mis)Adventures in the MANOSPHERE’ – Rebecca Solnit explores an America where the right has turned hatred of women into an ever-expanding multi-platform internet grift.

Rebecca Solnit’s (Mis)Adventures in the Manosphere

Rebecca Solnit explores an America where the right has turned hatred of women into an ever-expanding, multi-platform Internet grift. Rebecca Solnit

The People vs. the Supreme Court

This term the Supreme Court has plans to trample even more of our rights. But we, the people, are not powerless in the face of their power grab. Elie Mystal

Why Democratic Leaders Keep Waging War on the Young

The party’s silver-haired establishment is caught up in an existential culture war. Elizabeth Spiers

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THE AMERICAN PROSPECT MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 2026

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The American Prospect: The latest issue features ‘ELECTION 2026′

Money Can’t Buy Me Votes

Republicans are going to try to solve their midterm problems with money. Good luck to them.

AI Safety Needs More Evidence and Less Fruitcake Speculation

Strange nerds distributing imaginary stories on the internet is no basis for a system of government.

Republicans Running Scared in the Rio Grande Valley

Trump’s economic and immigration policies have pushed South Texas voters away from the GOP, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote blue no matter who.

Rideshare Drivers Want a Fair Hearing Before Losing Their Jobs

In Chicago, city data shows fewer than 4 percent of the more than 30,000 drivers removed from rideshare platforms were reinstated.

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THE NATION MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 2026 PREVIEW

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THE NATION MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Fall Books’….

Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote

The crusade against ballot access, like virtually every other facet of Trump’s agenda, does nothing to serve the interests of “the people,” but our press is too brain-dead to notice.

The Misremembered ’90s of “The Backrooms”

The Gen Z filmmaker presents the decade not as it was but as reproduced via nostalgic threads on Internet forums.

There’s Nothing Traditional About Tradwives

Propagandists for stay-at-home domesticity are monetizing a fantasy—and they’re not really staying at home.

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The American Prospect Magazine – APRIL 2026

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The American Prospect: The latest issue features ‘After ICE Comes to Town’ – Emma Janssen Travels To Rural Minnesota…

Who Will Govern AI?

Trump’s top officials are in the pocket of Big Tech. It remains to be seen whether Democrats will be much better. by Robert Kuttner

Trump’s Tunnel Vision Is Screwing Up a Hugely Important Infrastructure Project

A new rail bridge opens in New Jersey, but all eyes are on the Gateway Program’s tunnel funding crisis. by Gabrielle Gurley

Then They Came for the Immigrant Truckers

Trump strips commercial driver’s licenses from 200,000 legal immigrants who bring your goods to market.

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The American Prospect Magazine – February 2026

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The American Prospect: The latest issue features ‘The Business of Sports’…

Impeach President Miller

The mastermind of the Trump regime’s descent into gangsterism is arguably more dangerous than the Orange One himself. by Maureen Tkacik

No Time to Compromise on ICE

If they are not careful, Democrats could get outmaneuvered on the details of trading funding for reform. by Robert Kutt

Tesla’s Wile E. Coyote Moment Is Here

But how long can Elon Musk keep running on air? Potentially quite a long time.

The Border Patrol’s Legacy of Violence

To understand the brutality in Minneapolis, look to the agency that has a history of fomenting it.

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The American Prospect Magazine – December 2024

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The American Prospect (December 14, 2024): The latest issue features ‘What Now?’ – Election 2024 and its aftermath….

How Democrats Can Regain the Working Class

It’s time to go after the nation’s real elite—not the Republicans’ largely fictitious one. Harold Meyerson

The Housing Industry Never Recovered From the Great Recession

A decade of depression in construction led to a concentrated, sclerotic industry. Ryan Cooper

Make It Legal to Build

The Yes In My Backyard, or YIMBY, movement believes that solving the housing shortage entails removing impediments to adding supply. Robert Cruickshank

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Culture/Politics: Harper’s Magazine – February 2023

January 17, 2023 Intellicurious Leave a comment

Harper’s Magazine – February 2023 issue:

Is Liberalism Worth Saving?

Where once disagreements concerned differing interpretations of liberalism’s demands or balancing liberalism’s conflicting goals of freedom and equality, now populist movements on both the left and the right are challenging the legitimacy of liberalism itself.