The Iran War Is America’s Own Suez Crisis The Iran War Is America’s Own Suez Crisis
The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory.
Mar 18, 2026 / Alfred McCoy
How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time
Laura Flanders speaks with Christopher Armitage and Sumathy Kumar about “soft secession” and building a government that actually works for people.
Mar 18, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Gisèle Pelicot Shows Us Why “Shame Must Change Sides” Gisèle Pelicot Shows Us Why “Shame Must Change Sides”
Fifty-one ordinary men raped an unconscious woman. Her case reveals the limits of anti-carceral feminism.
Mar 18, 2026 / Katha Pollitt
The Hidden History of Free Choice The Hidden History of Free Choice
A conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld, about her recent book, on the roots of the concept of choice.
Mar 18, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams
Climate change is rendering the future of many sports more dangerous or impossible. But many teams are still taking fossil fuel dollars.
Mar 17, 2026 / Alexandra Tey
Topple the Regime! Topple the Regime!
Trump’s Iran war splinters his base.
Mar 17, 2026 / OppArt / Anthony Freda
Russ Feingold’s New Mission: Preserving Nature to Save the Planet Russ Feingold’s New Mission: Preserving Nature to Save the Planet
The former senator has given up campaigning for office to campaign for the natural world.
Mar 17, 2026 / Feature / John Nichols
In Defense of Being Performative In Defense of Being Performative
The critics of “performative politics” misunderstand something fundamental: Democracy survives only when citizens perform it.
Mar 17, 2026 / Ned Resnikoff
Is Macron Greenlighting a New US-Led Nuclear Arms Race? Is Macron Greenlighting a New US-Led Nuclear Arms Race?
As the global arms control regime collapses, France plans to expand and Europeanize its nuclear arsenal.
Mar 17, 2026 / Harrison Stetler
Iftar With the Knick and the Mayor Iftar With the Knick and the Mayor
In a union of religion, culture, sports, and politics, a rookie for the New York Knicks broke bread with the youngest mayor in the city’s modern history.
Mar 16, 2026 / Dave Zirin