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A Palestinian flag in the Mashrou' Beit Lahia area of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on October 6, 2026.

Palestine Three Years After October—With Rashid Khalidi Palestine Three Years After October—With Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi joins Danny and Derek to discuss Gaza, October 7, US policy toward Israel, regional shifts, and the future of Palestinian resistance.

Oct 7, 2026 / Podcast

A man carries away a Palestinian killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, on October 7, 2023.

This Is Not an Anniversary This Is Not an Anniversary

Does remembering the date of October 7 make it easier to name?

Oct 7, 2026 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil

Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure heighten regional tensions and push up oil prices.

Oct 7, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

A soldier stands at the outer NATO border with Russia on July 16, 2026, in Vaalimaa, Finland.

Are Europe and Russia Slow-Walking to World War III? Are Europe and Russia Slow-Walking to World War III?

Dangerous rhetoric has been escalating on both sides for some time now.

Oct 7, 2026 / Stephen Crowley

The Karl-Marx-Hof public housing project in Vienna, Austria.

Red Vienna Is Still Alive Red Vienna Is Still Alive

The Austrian capital chose not to privatize the commons, and it shows.

Oct 7, 2026 / Kate Wagner

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, delivering her first state of the union speech last year.

How Mexico Proved Mainstream Economics Wrong How Mexico Proved Mainstream Economics Wrong

American analysts have long viewed inequality as a byproduct of technological causes. But Claudia Sheinbaum’s Morena Party has boosted workers’ income without any technological tr...

Oct 6, 2026 / Jonathan Schlefer

Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York

Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York

Demonstrators gather near the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2026, protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and its policies.

Oct 5, 2026 / OppArt / Gwendolen Cates

Joe Biden with national security adviser Jake Sullivan during a roundtable with Jewish community leaders on October 11, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Gaza and Elite Accountability Gaza and Elite Accountability

Connor Echols on a reckoning within the foreign-policy establishment.

Oct 4, 2026 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Statue of a miner by the artist Raymond Roux, to memorialize Alès’s having been a mining town during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Year I Taught in a Former Coal Mining Town The Year I Taught in a Former Coal Mining Town

Teaching in the South of France, I learned that equality was just a story teachers told about themselves.

Oct 3, 2026 / Brianna Di Monda

French students hold up signs during a demonstration for better educational conditions, demanding the hiring of substitute teachers and increased resources.

Why French Students Are Revolting Why French Students Are Revolting

France’s education system is stretched to its limits, as student anger kicks off a hot fall protest season.

Oct 2, 2026 / June Loper and Harrison Stetler

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