World Leaders

Renee Lives!

Renee Lives! Renee Lives!

“I never died,” says she.

Jan 9, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for a photo.

Europe Signs Up for More Humiliation by Trump Europe Signs Up for More Humiliation by Trump

As the post–Cold War order cracks up, the fault lines don’t just run through the Atlantic, but Europe itself. 

Jan 9, 2026 / David Broder

Donald Trump wringing hands around mouth during speech

D as in Donald and Decline D as in Donald and Decline

Living (dying?) with Donald Trump.

Jan 8, 2026 / Tom Engelhardt

UK newspaper front pages display stories on the capture and arrest of President Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela in a newsagent shop, on January 4, 2026, in Somerset, England.

“Take the Oil” “Take the Oil”

Trump’s Venezuelan petroleum fantasies.

Jan 7, 2026 / Michael T. Klare

Trump Tower

Trump Tower Trump Tower

Blows.

Jan 6, 2026 / OppArt / Adam Zyglis

Trump’s Naked Imperialism

Trump’s Naked Imperialism Trump’s Naked Imperialism

The return of US gunboat and dollar diplomacy threatens the future of Latin America and beyond.

Jan 4, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande

President Donald Trump, alongside deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026.

Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venezuela as “Illegal” Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venezuela as “Illegal”

Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.

Jan 3, 2026 / John Nichols

A New Era Has Begun

A New Era Has Begun A New Era Has Begun

If we can do it here, we can do it anywhere...

Jan 2, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Biden

Biden Biden

It’s all his fault!

Dec 31, 2025 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

President Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Netanyahu Is Destroying Trump’s Flimsy Peace Plans Netanyahu Is Destroying Trump’s Flimsy Peace Plans

The talk of a new Middle East is belied by Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.

Dec 29, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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