World
Trump’s Violent Threats Can’t Hide the Truth: He’s a Humiliated Bully Trump’s Violent Threats Can’t Hide the Truth: He’s a Humiliated Bully
Under Trump, the United States is looking for weaker and weaker victims in order to mask its own fragility.
Democrats Can’t Avoid a Reckoning With Gaza Democrats Can’t Avoid a Reckoning With Gaza
We can’t defend democracy while upholding elite impunity
World Leaders
Drones? Europe’s Automakers Are Taking Orders. Drones? Europe’s Automakers Are Taking Orders.
French car company Renault seeks a foothold in rearmament.
An Alternative View of What’s Next After the Trump-Xi Summit An Alternative View of What’s Next After the Trump-Xi Summit
Hawkish rhetoric from the national security establishment isn’t grappling with the complex challenges posed by China’s rise.
The CIA Goes to Cuba The CIA Goes to Cuba
After decades of covert operations, the CIA director has given the Cubans an overt ultimatum for change on the island.
Africa
At 3 Years of War, North Darfur Is an Open Graveyard At 3 Years of War, North Darfur Is an Open Graveyard
As Rapid Support Forces cut off the flow of resources to western Sudan, hunger, cholera, and violence abound.
The Deadly Labyrinth of Nigerian Healthcare The Deadly Labyrinth of Nigerian Healthcare
My mother miraculously survived a series of health scares—but she barely survived our country’s hospitals.
The Global Politics of Kwame Nkrumah The Global Politics of Kwame Nkrumah
Through Nkrumah’s story, Howard French charts the history of African decolonization and the American civil rights movement.
Asia
An Alternative View of What’s Next After the Trump-Xi Summit An Alternative View of What’s Next After the Trump-Xi Summit
Hawkish rhetoric from the national security establishment isn’t grappling with the complex challenges posed by China’s rise.
Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It? Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It?
It’s time to pursue a more pragmatic strategy—one that prioritizes domestic strength, targeted competition, and continued engagement.
Latin America
The CIA Goes to Cuba The CIA Goes to Cuba
After decades of covert operations, the CIA director has given the Cubans an overt ultimatum for change on the island.
The CIA’s Assassination Campaign in Mexico The CIA’s Assassination Campaign in Mexico
Alexander Aviña on Trump’s new imperialism in Latin America.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy
“I am a woman of peace.”
Middle East
Trump’s Violent Threats Can’t Hide the Truth: He’s a Humiliated Bully Trump’s Violent Threats Can’t Hide the Truth: He’s a Humiliated Bully
Under Trump, the United States is looking for weaker and weaker victims in order to mask its own fragility.
Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering
Any expansion of the alleged peace agreement would lock the Middle East into endless apartheid, despotism, and militarism.
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May 21, 2026 / Feature / Alex Shams
How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War
Revealing the dangerous alliance of techno-fascists with finance capital and the military-industrial complex.
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