I Thought I Knew Gaza. Then I Went Back. I Thought I Knew Gaza. Then I Went Back.
After nearly three years, I finally returned to my homeland. I wasn’t prepared for what I found.
Jul 23, 2026 / Athar Abu Samra
War House War House
When monuments to democracy become monuments to war.
Jul 23, 2026 / OppArt / Michel Moro Gómez
Marco Rubio’s Cuba Fantasies Are More Dangerous Than They Seem Marco Rubio’s Cuba Fantasies Are More Dangerous Than They Seem
Little Marco is a modern-day Joe McCarthy, brandishing a list of supposed Cuban influence agents.
Jul 23, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cuba Will Not Be Starved Into Submission Cuba Will Not Be Starved Into Submission
A Cuban diplomat talks about the human cost of the US blockade, Cuba’s economic liberalization, and the gains of the revolution that Havana says are not up for negotiation.
Jul 22, 2026 / Q&A / Bhaskar Sunkara
How the New Deal Invented the National Security State—With Andrew Preston How the New Deal Invented the National Security State—With Andrew Preston
Andrew Preston joins Danny and Derek to trace the evolution of the American national security state, from the early republic to the Cold War and beyond.
Jul 22, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
15 Years Ago, Anders Breivik Massacred 77 People. Norway Is Determined to Treat Him Humanely. 15 Years Ago, Anders Breivik Massacred 77 People. Norway Is Determined to Treat Him Humanely.
Our prisons, ourselves.
Jul 22, 2026 / Jean Casella
Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down
Talking to the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories about genocide, standing up to the hatred of the establishment, and ending war.
Jul 22, 2026 / Q&A / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
America’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than Trump America’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than Trump
Trump’s personalization of foreign policy is ultimately a symptom of a deeper institutional problem rather than its source.
Jul 21, 2026 / Sina Toossi and Nancy Okail
The Bitter Paradox of German Racism The Bitter Paradox of German Racism
I left America in 2017 to flee an authoritarian government and the culture it facilitated. What I found in Berlin was not all that different.
Jul 18, 2026 / Edna Bonhomme
The US Resumes the Iran War, the Ebola Outbreak Surges in the DRC, Andy Burnham Becomes the UK’s PM The US Resumes the Iran War, the Ebola Outbreak Surges in the DRC, Andy Burnham Becomes the UK’s PM
Danny and Derek round up the week’s global news, from Iran, Gaza, and Yemen to Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, the ICC, and shifting US-China influence.
Jul 17, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison