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Joshua Mast

We Need to Tear Down the Adoption Industry We Need to Tear Down the Adoption Industry

Adoption as practiced in the US is rooted in racism, imperialism, colonialism, and outright abduction. It's time to do something different.

Apr 21, 2026 / M Ceniza

Global Samud Flotilla: Small Boats, Huge Mission

Global Samud Flotilla: Small Boats, Huge Mission Global Samud Flotilla: Small Boats, Huge Mission

Around 40 small boats, carrying an estimated 300 people on board, sailed from Barcelona on April 13, 2026, headed to Gaza.

Apr 21, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Peter Magyar (C), lead candidate of the Tisza party, speaks to supporters after polling stations closed during Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary.

How Hungary Fought Its Fascists—With Zack Beauchamp and Jennifer McCoy How Hungary Fought Its Fascists—With Zack Beauchamp and Jennifer McCoy

We have, of course, always been experts on Hungary… but just in case we’re missing something, we brought on two actual experts. Senior Vox reporter Zack Beauchamp and political sci…

Apr 21, 2026 / Podcast

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks to reporters as she arrives at a “Meeting in Defense of Democracy” in Barcelona on April 18, 2026, a gathering of leftist leaders seeking to rally against the far-right threat to democracy.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy

“I am a woman of peace.”

Apr 21, 2026 / Claudia Sheinbaum

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu visits an Israeli military unit stationed in the occupied territory of southern Lebanon on April 12, 2026.

Palestine and the Iran War Palestine and the Iran War

Yousef Munayyer on the divergence between the US and Israel.

Apr 20, 2026 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

US President Donald Trump’s sidekick JD Vance attends a campaign rally in Budapest on April 7, 2026, for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who would be crushed in the election some days later.

The Honeymoon Is Over Between Trump and Europe’s Far Right The Honeymoon Is Over Between Trump and Europe’s Far Right


Viewing an alliance with Trumpist America as a liability.

Apr 20, 2026 / Harrison Stetler

A demonstrator from the Iranian diaspora rallies near the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

The Iranian Diaspora Is Fracturing Over Trump’s War The Iranian Diaspora Is Fracturing Over Trump’s War

Friendships have ruptured. Families have bitterly split around the kitchen table. Violent speech has become the dominant mode of discourse.

Apr 20, 2026 / Keyvan Golsorkhi

Climate Deniers’ Ball

Climate Deniers’ Ball Climate Deniers’ Ball

Are YOU the doctor?

Apr 17, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Only One Side Has Clearly Broken the Law In the Strait of Hormuz

Only One Side Has Clearly Broken the Law In the Strait of Hormuz Only One Side Has Clearly Broken the Law In the Strait of Hormuz

And it isn’t Iran.

Apr 17, 2026 / Maryam Jamshidi

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir

His tech company aids ICE, and killings in Gaza and Iran.

Apr 17, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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