During this tenure, the US Supreme Court issued decisions on issues ranging from voting rights to immigration and birthright citizenship, reshaping the lives of millions of people. Kai Wright talks with The Nation’s justice correspondent Eli Mistel about how the court got all its powers in the first place, and why Mistel thinks court reforms
Following the murder of Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration vowed to prosecute “antifa” activists for domestic terrorism. Now, it has lived up to that threat. A group of activists who attended an anti-ICE protest that turned dangerously violent have been sentenced to decades in prison, and the case could have huge consequences for the First
Over the past two decades, Taylor Swift has changed the music industry, and how we think about girls. From songs like Fifteen, about first love and heartbreak, to introspective tracks like the ballad “Mirrorball”, Swift has depicted the emotional lives of young women in a way that very few artists have. His music says that
As America prepares to celebrate 250 years since its founding, Kai Wright sits down with Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude Jr. to talk about the conflicts at the heart of the American project. Glaude argues that black Americans played a key role in the founding of the country, but their presence is a constant reminder
Negotiations are now underway in Iran to end the war, with experts widely agreeing that the Iranian government has the upper hand. But if the regime emerges from the war stronger than before, what does that mean for the people of Iran? talk to carter sherman Shireen JaffreyA world-renowned journalist focusing on the Middle East,
Parents of children with autism are turning to a controversial stem cell treatment backed by the US health secretary. A number of clinics in the US are charging parents thousands of dollars for stem cell therapy, which is being given to children as young as 18 months. The Guardian’s chief reporter Ed Pilkington tells Kai
Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire thanks to his company SpaceX, which has the largest IPO ever. Public trading in the company has valued it at more than $2 trillion. The eye-watering sums being invested in AI are also giving a boost to other tech giants including OpenAI and Anthropic. Both companies are