Lessons of the Bay of Pigs Lessons of the Bay of Pigs
The infamous paramilitary assault remains a cautionary Cold War history.
Apr 17, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh
Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner
The Canadian security company GardaWorld is manning detention facilities like Alligator Alcatraz. It is far from the only Canadian-based firm in bed with ICE
Apr 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Ho
Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water
Viktor Orbán’s defeat is just the latest example of the administration’s European ambitions’ being stymied.
Apr 17, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade
The president’s latest proposal to force Iran to negotiate an end to his feckless war somehow makes less sense than all the other ones.
Apr 16, 2026 / David Faris
In Lebanon, Grief Is Everywhere. But So Is Our Defiance. In Lebanon, Grief Is Everywhere. But So Is Our Defiance.
We are reeling from Israel’s massacres. But people are tirelessly organizing on the ground, and are not giving up.
Apr 15, 2026 / Christina Cavalcanti
Red Carpet to Doomsday Red Carpet to Doomsday
Bombs over Iran.
Apr 15, 2026 / OppArt / Michel Moro Gómez
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.
Apr 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Jaanu Ramesh
Let’s Finally Do Something About the Bulldozer That Killed My Daughter Let’s Finally Do Something About the Bulldozer That Killed My Daughter
Bernie Sanders is trying to end the shipment of US bulldozers to Israel—like the one that crushed my daughter, Rachel Corrie, to death 23 years ago.
Apr 15, 2026 / Cindy Corrie
Trump’s Deranged, One-Way Feud With Pope Leo Trump’s Deranged, One-Way Feud With Pope Leo
He’s finally met someone he can’t bully.
Apr 13, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Orbán Is a Loser Orbán Is a Loser
Hungary shows how to beat an autocrat at the ballot box.
Apr 13, 2026 / Paul Hockenos