Trump’s Plan for “Taking” Cuba Trump’s Plan for “Taking” Cuba
“I can do anything I want with it,” the president says. Can he?
Mar 20, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande
In Ukraine, Weaving Grief Into a New Collective Memory In Ukraine, Weaving Grief Into a New Collective Memory
After four years of war, Ukrainians are reckoning with irreparable loss and finding ways to persist in the face of it.
Mar 20, 2026 / Alyssa Oursler
The Devastation Has Not Stopped The Devastation Has Not Stopped
Not in the headlines, but Palestinians continue to suffer.
Mar 19, 2026 / OppArt / Subterráneos Collective
Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power
Trump’s unhinged war in Iran is but an escalation of our willful misapprehension of the country’s history and makeup.
Mar 19, 2026 / David Faris
Trump’s National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for White Nationalism Trump’s National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for White Nationalism
Trump’s foreign policy reasoning mirrors the crackpot logic of a runaway authoritarian.
Mar 19, 2026 / Juan Cole
AI Goes to War AI Goes to War
Automated targeting, autonomous weapons, and nuclear decision-making.
Mar 19, 2026 / Michael T. Klare
Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom
Women’s history month: standing with Iranian women — street mural, Barcelona.
Mar 18, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous and Andrea Arroyo
From the Strait of Hormuz to the Streets of Minneapolis—Plus, Mamdani and the Midterms From the Strait of Hormuz to the Streets of Minneapolis—Plus, Mamdani and the Midterms
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols analyzes the politics of the Iran war, and Maurice Mitchell talks about political movements and voting.
Mar 18, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
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
Topple the Regime! Topple the Regime!
Trump’s Iran war splinters his base.
Mar 17, 2026 / OppArt / Anthony Freda