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A plume of smoke rises during a reported air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, on October 9, 2026.

US and Israel Plan Iran Strikes, Ansar Allah Hits Saudi Arabia, Mass Protests Sweep France US and Israel Plan Iran Strikes, Ansar Allah Hits Saudi Arabia, Mass Protests Sweep France

Neera Tanden has not yet posted a tirade about AP, and we’re starting to take it personally. In this week’s news: The US and Israel prepare for renewed strikes against Iran after t…

Oct 23, 2026 / Podcast

Ramaswamy’s Guide to a Better Vocabulary

Ramaswamy’s Guide to a Better Vocabulary Ramaswamy’s Guide to a Better Vocabulary

Quotes of the Week.

Oct 23, 2026 / Steve Brodner

A pedestrian passes a campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his main rival, opposition candidate, Gadi Eisenkot, with a message in Hebrew that reads “The race is tight,” Friday, October 23, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel’s Extremist Election Israel’s Extremist Election

The run-up to the vote on Tuesday is exposing the façade of Israeli democracy—and the fealty of the country's so-called opposition when it comes to matters of Jewish supremacy.

Oct 23, 2026 / Ben Reiff

The Shadow Knows

The Shadow Knows The Shadow Knows

High-tech weapons, low-tech intelligence.

Oct 23, 2026 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

IDF intelligence illustrating warfare tactics in Naza.

“NAZA” and Israel’s History of Automated Warfare “NAZA” and Israel’s History of Automated Warfare

As violent technologies like spyware, predictive targeting algorithms, and 2,000-pound warheads become ordinary instruments of military rule, once-abhorred practices become routin...

Oct 23, 2026 / Sophia Goodfriend

Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump shakes hands with Tucker Carlson at the conclusion of a conversation during Carlson's Live Tour at the Desert Diamond Arena on October 31, 2024.

What Trump and Tucker Carlson Have in Common What Trump and Tucker Carlson Have in Common

Carlson has broken with Trump largely over the war in Iran. But on Ukraine and immigration, the two speak very much the same language.

Oct 23, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

US Secretary of State Dean Acheson and US Delegate Eleanor Roosevelt attend the opening session of the UN General Assembly in New York City on October 16, 1952.

The Decades-Long Battle Within the Democratic Party Establishment Between the Heirs of Dean Acheson and Franklin Roosevelt The Decades-Long Battle Within the Democratic Party Establishment Between the Heirs of Dean Acheson and Franklin Roosevelt

The calamitous history of America’s wars of choice.

Oct 23, 2026 / James Carden

Supporters of Brazil's president and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party attend a campaign rally in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 11, 2026, ahead of the presidential runoff election.

Brazil’s Workers’ Party Is Not Stopping Brazil’s Workers’ Party Is Not Stopping

With just a few days remaining before the runoff election, supporters of Lula’s party are doing everything possible to rally support behind the president.

Oct 22, 2026 / Nicole Froio

Péter Magyar defeated Hungary’s longtime authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán in April.

Hungary’s Rebirth Hungary’s Rebirth

The fall of Trump’s favorite dictator—and what comes next.

Oct 21, 2026 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Mia Chang wants to run her gender-themed bookstore, Langhuan, until women and LGBTQ groups are “equal to the point where it’s no longer needed.”

The Bookstore Revolution in Taiwan’s Conservative Heartlands The Bookstore Revolution in Taiwan’s Conservative Heartlands

After Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, gender-themed bookstores are working to build the social acceptance that the law alone couldn’t deliver.

Oct 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Kelly Kong

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