How a French City Kept Its Soccer Team Working Class How a French City Kept Its Soccer Team Working Class
Olympique de Marseille shows that if fans organize, a team can fight racism, keep its matches affordable, and maintain a deep connection to the city.
Jan 16, 2026 / Feature / Cole Stangler
Bombing Iran Won’t Help the Protesters Bombing Iran Won’t Help the Protesters
Annelle Sheline on Trump’s embrace of chaos in the Middle East.
Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions
The president wants to resume nuclear testing. Senator Edward Markey asks, “Is he a warmonger or just an idiot?’
Jan 15, 2026 / Edward Markey
The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost? The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost?
As the country doubles down on coal exports, local communities—like those in Baltimore and Ennore—will bear the environmental burden.
Jan 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Alex Norbrook
The Colonial Takeover of Venezuela Begins with Corporate Investment The Colonial Takeover of Venezuela Begins with Corporate Investment
The spectacle of Nicolás Maduro’s capture has drawn attention away from the quieter imposition of systems and power networks that constitute colonial rule.
Jan 15, 2026 / Hope Dancy
The US’s Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia Is About to Lapse. What Happens Next? The US’s Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia Is About to Lapse. What Happens Next?
If the US abandons New START, say goodbye to that comfortable feeling we once enjoyed of relative freedom from an imminent nuclear holocaust.
Jan 14, 2026 / Michael T. Klare
The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’s Cover-Up explores the life and times of one of America’s greatest investigative reporters.
Jan 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild
Can American Power Be Redeemed? Can American Power Be Redeemed?
On American Prestige: Shadi Hamid on American hegemony and whether it can be a force for good.
Jan 13, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America
The United States is now a superpower predator on the prowl in its “backyard.”
Jan 13, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh