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On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace

On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace

Cora Weiss died in December at age 91. She never stopped campaigning to save the world from nuclear destruction.

Jan 9, 2026 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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

Jews for a Free Palestine

Jews for a Free Palestine Jews for a Free Palestine

Being anti-genocide isn’t antisemitic.

Jan 8, 2026 / OppArt / Nicole Schulman

A man holds a plaque reading “No War for Oil” in front of the US Embassy in Dublin.

The US Is a Violent Petro-State The US Is a Violent Petro-State

Trump’s attack on Venezuela illustrates fossil fuels’ many perils.

Jan 8, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Donald Trump surveys the Manhattan skyline in 1987.

Trump's Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy Trump's Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy

The pundits straining to seek coherence in the new interventionist “Donroe doctrine” would do well to look back to Trump’s roots in New York real estate

Jan 7, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers

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

A billboard depicting symbolic images of former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Iranian athletes is hung on a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2026.

The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack

How Trump’s illegal 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani—and the West’s indifferent response—laid the groundwork for the brazen abduction of Nicolás Maduro.

Jan 7, 2026 / Séamus Malekafzali

Cypriano Castro (1858–1924) was president from 1902 until he was deposed in 1908. He died in exile.

Before There Was Nicolás Maduro, There Was Cipriano Castro Before There Was Nicolás Maduro, There Was Cipriano Castro

Behind today’s headlines is a history of imperial outrage—including a Philadelphia contract man who wreaked havoc in early-20th-century Venezuela and helped oust a president.

Jan 6, 2026 / Greg Grandin

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City.

Venezuela, Latin America, and the Future of US Foreign Policy, With Greg Grandin Venezuela, Latin America, and the Future of US Foreign Policy, With Greg Grandin

On the latest American Prestige.

Jan 6, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner, Derek Davison, and Greg Grandin

President Donald Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe monitor the US military assault on Venezuela from Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club.

The US Is a Rogue State That Deserves to Be Sanctioned The US Is a Rogue State That Deserves to Be Sanctioned

Where is the international outrage over the US assault on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro?

Jan 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal

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