Trump’s Lethal Ad-Libbing in Iran Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase Trump’s Lethal Ad-Libbing in Iran Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase
A new round of US bombing will only reinforce the dynamics pointing to an American loss—but that wouldn't prevent the president from adopting still more destructive measures.
Jul 31, 2026 / David Faris
Mamdani Can’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Can Still Hold Israel Accountable. Mamdani Can’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Can Still Hold Israel Accountable.
New York City’s ties with Israel go far deeper than one man, and there are concrete things Mamdani can do to break those ties.
Jul 24, 2026 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa
The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco
Yet again, the president trumpets a foreign-policy agreement steeped in recklessness, lies, and corruption.
Jul 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer
I Thought I Knew Gaza. Then I Went Back. I Thought I Knew Gaza. Then I Went Back.
After nearly three years, I finally returned to my homeland. I wasn’t prepared for what I found.
Jul 23, 2026 / Athar Abu Samra
Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down
Talking to the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories about genocide, standing up to the hatred of the establishment, and ending war.
Jul 22, 2026 / Q&A / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now
Yet Democrats such as Haley Stevens, Angie Craig, Wesley Bell, and Greg Stanton are still voting for blank checks. Their primary rivals have something to say about that.
Jul 17, 2026 / John Nichols
Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War
An expensive, ruinous conflict resumes for no other reason than one octogenarian narcissist’s inability to face reality.
Jul 16, 2026 / David Faris
Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake
How the aftershocks of an 1812 quake that hit Venezuela changed the world.
Jun 30, 2026 / Greg Grandin
The Blatant Hypocrisy of the Congressional Black Caucus’s Out of Bounds Boycott The Blatant Hypocrisy of the Congressional Black Caucus’s Out of Bounds Boycott
The new initiative enlists Black college students and athletes to face down Jim Crow rule in the South, while the group remains silent on boycotts targeting Israel’s apartheid rul...
Jun 18, 2026 / Anthony Conwright