Rubio, Rodeo, and Tall Tales of Empire Rubio, Rodeo, and Tall Tales of Empire
The secretary of state has provoked the ire of Britain’s first black woman lawmaker and put the spotlight once again on how the US has historically treated people of his own herit...
Feb 24, 2026 / Steve Howell
A New Report on Alexey Navalny’s Death A New Report on Alexey Navalny’s Death
Boris Kagarlitsky and hundreds of unknown political prisoners remain in Russia’s prisons.
Feb 24, 2026 / Leif Reigstad
Do Humans Really Understand the World’s Disorderly Rivers? Do Humans Really Understand the World’s Disorderly Rivers?
In James C. Scott’s last book, In Praise of Floods, he questions the limits of human hegemony and our misplaced sense that we have any control over the Earth’s depleted watershed....
Feb 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Sherrell
The Ugly Underbelly of the US Men’s Hockey Victory The Ugly Underbelly of the US Men’s Hockey Victory
The real Olympic heroes were the athletes who stood up for each other—and against Trump.
Feb 23, 2026 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq
Remarkably, Trump seems on the verge of outdoing George W. Bush in reckless, stupid militarism.
Feb 23, 2026 / Jeet Heer
We Are All Minneapolis We Are All Minneapolis
ICE attacks are attacks on America.
Feb 23, 2026 / OppArt / Clay Bennett
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan
Field workers’ highway blockades send a warning to Mexico’s president.
Feb 23, 2026 / David Bacon
The Scramble for Lithium The Scramble for Lithium
Thea Riofrancos’s Extraction tells the story of how a critical mineral became the focus of a worldwide battle over the future of green energy and, by extension, capitalism.
Feb 23, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Casey A. Williams
I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis. I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis.
As for virtually all SNAP recipients, my benefits have never been enough to cover monthly food expenses. Meanwhile, Trump calls any food aid at all “un-American.”
Feb 21, 2026 / Gabbriel Schivone