How Iran Won the Meme Wars How Iran Won the Meme Wars
While Donald Trump panders to MAGA, Iranian satire is reaching a global audience.
Apr 13, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran
Party leaders have been doing everything in their power to avoid confronting the US-Israeli war in any meaningful way.
Apr 9, 2026 / Aída Chávez
This Madman Is Pulling Us to the Brink of Armageddon This Madman Is Pulling Us to the Brink of Armageddon
Trump’s genocidal threat against Iran is one of the most vile and dangerous things an American president has ever done.
Apr 7, 2026 / Joan Walsh
How the Saudis Keep Sidestepping a Costly Role in the Iran War How the Saudis Keep Sidestepping a Costly Role in the Iran War
The brutal Gulf monarchy has been cheerleading Trump’s insane war off-stage but won’t commit to any direct role in the conflict
Apr 7, 2026 / David Faris
The Folly of Netanyahu’s War Against Iran The Folly of Netanyahu’s War Against Iran
A minority view from Tel Aviv.
Apr 3, 2026 / Hillel Schenker
Pete Hegseth Is Scapegoating Career Soldiers for His Own Failures Pete Hegseth Is Scapegoating Career Soldiers for His Own Failures
Trapped in a disastrous war, the defense secretary is intensifying a purge of the military.
Apr 3, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Is in His Own Universe—but He’s Still Wrecking Ours Trump Is in His Own Universe—but He’s Still Wrecking Ours
Give the man a second opportunity to address the nation, and it’s entirely possible he could throw the whole world into a Great Depression.
Apr 3, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
How Washington’s Iran Groupthink Led to a Global War How Washington’s Iran Groupthink Led to a Global War
And why accountability matters.
Apr 2, 2026 / Sina Toossi
Solidarity Under Siege Solidarity Under Siege
Humanitarian aid convoy members returning from Cuba stopped, searched, and questioned by US Customs and Border Protection officers.
Apr 2, 2026 / David Montgomery
Bernie Sanders: “This War Must End Immediately!” Bernie Sanders: “This War Must End Immediately!”
The senator delivered a powerful message on Iran at the No Kings Rally in Minnesota.
Mar 30, 2026 / John Nichols